“He [Tahmid] is still under observation. We have kept his passport so that we can get him, if required to meet,” counter terrorism and transnational crime unit chief Monirul Islam told Dhaka Tribune on Thursday.
“He cannot leave the country until the issue is resolved completely. The matter is still under investigation,” he added.
Mentionable, Canadian university student Tahmid walked out of jail on bail on October 2 after police said they found no evidence of his links to the Gulshan attackers or any other militants.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, a Dhaka court dismissed charges of his suspected involvement in the attack.
Tahmid was one of the hostages of the deadly terrorist attack that killed 23 people including 17 foreigners at Holey Artisan Cafe in Gulshan, Dhaka on July 1.
The same court on Wednesday accepted an application filed by the IO on September 28 to file a prosecution report under section 176 alleging Tahmid’s uncooperativeness with the investigation despite repeated legal notice. The IO said that Tahmid withheld information on the terrorists during interrogation.
The court set October 16 to hear the application.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
