Photo: Mohammed Serajul Islam, Sylhet
Fahim said his father Nazrul Islam Chowdhury died last Sunday. The bereaved family is still in shock from that.
Contacted, Tamim’s uncle Nurul Islam Chowdhury said he had no clue about Tamim’s death and that they had no contact with Tamim’s family in Canada. They did not even know where Tamim used to live in the country.
A resident of Tamim’s village in Bianibazar and Forest and environment secretary of Awami League Zakaria Ahmed said they came to learn about the death of Tamim from the television.
“The locals were not that worried about the news because they don’t support terrorism. No one is interested to collect Tamim’s body,” he said.
Tamim and two of his close associates have been killed in a raid of counter terrorism unit and police in Paikpara area of Narayanganj on Saturday morning.
This correspondent visited Tamim’s village on August 18. The village is close to the Indian border, approximately 44 kilometres from Sylhet. Tamim’s home is just 300 yards from the Sutarkandi border. Their house was found under lock and key and the locals could not give any details on Tamim.During a conversation with Fahim on Saturday morning it appeared that the family was not yet confirmed about Tamim’s death, but they looked relieved.
As a reaction, he said, “Mashallah, Allah has saved us.”
Asked if anyone of Tamim’s family in Canada is here in Bangladesh, Fahim replied in the negative.
Photo: Mohammed Serajul Islam, Sylhet
Fahim said his father Nazrul Islam Chowdhury died last Sunday. The bereaved family is still in shock from that.
Contacted, Tamim’s uncle Nurul Islam Chowdhury said he had no clue about Tamim’s death and that they had no contact with Tamim’s family in Canada. They did not even know where Tamim used to live in the country.
A resident of Tamim’s village in Bianibazar and Forest and environment secretary of Awami League Zakaria Ahmed said they came to learn about the death of Tamim from the television.
“The locals were not that worried about the news because they don’t support terrorism. No one is interested to collect Tamim’s body,” he said.
Tamim and two of his close associates have been killed in a raid of counter terrorism unit and police in Paikpara area of Narayanganj on Saturday morning.
This correspondent visited Tamim’s village on August 18. The village is close to the Indian border, approximately 44 kilometres from Sylhet. Tamim’s home is just 300 yards from the Sutarkandi border. Their house was found under lock and key and the locals could not give any details on Tamim.
Photo: Mohammed Serajul Islam, Sylhet
Fahim said his father Nazrul Islam Chowdhury died last Sunday. The bereaved family is still in shock from that.
Contacted, Tamim’s uncle Nurul Islam Chowdhury said he had no clue about Tamim’s death and that they had no contact with Tamim’s family in Canada. They did not even know where Tamim used to live in the country.
A resident of Tamim’s village in Bianibazar and Forest and environment secretary of Awami League Zakaria Ahmed said they came to learn about the death of Tamim from the television.
“The locals were not that worried about the news because they don’t support terrorism. No one is interested to collect Tamim’s body,” he said.
Tamim and two of his close associates have been killed in a raid of counter terrorism unit and police in Paikpara area of Narayanganj on Saturday morning.
This correspondent visited Tamim’s village on August 18. The village is close to the Indian border, approximately 44 kilometres from Sylhet. Tamim’s home is just 300 yards from the Sutarkandi border. Their house was found under lock and key and the locals could not give any details on Tamim.