Staff Reporter :
Police on Tuesday claimed that seven to eight more top suspects involved in the July 1 deadly terror attack in the city’s Gulshan café, have been identified.
Apart from three — Bangladesh-origin Canadian citizen Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, sacked army official Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Major Zia and Marzan, seven to eight more suspected persons have been identified over July 1 Gulshan café attack, Monirul Islam, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told the journalists on Tuesday. “We have already obtained some important information about their organisations as well as activities. The information is now being examined,” he said.
Marzan, who was earlier identified as one of the masterminds involved in the Gulshan carnage, was an associate (Shathi) of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, Chittagong University unit, CU Proctor Ali Asgar Chowdhury said.
Talking to journalists Professor Iftekhar Uddin Chowdury, Vice Chancellor of CU, said Marjan’s real name is Nurul Islam.
“Nurul Islam alias Marjan completed his Alim degree from Pabna Alia Madrasa and then got himself admitted into the Arabic Department of Chittagong University in 2014. He was a second-year student. But he remained absent since 2015,” he said.
Son of Nizamuddin, Marzan hails from village Afuria at Hemayetpur union of Pabna district. Locals know him as Nurul Islam.
Police said the assailants of Gulshan carnage sent pictures and situation reports to Marzan from inside the café during the siege on the night of July 1.
Marzan’s father Nizamuddin said his son (Marzan) married a girl named Priyoti one and a half years ago.
“My son came to us eight months back and he took his wife to Chittagong. Since then he did not communicate with us. I demanded punishment to my son if he is found guilty,” the ill-fated father told local journalists.
Nizamuddin detained on Monday is now under police custody for interrogation.
Monirul, also the Chief of DMP’s specialised Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, said they got Marjan’s photo while they were carrying out investigation into the Gulshan attack.
“Besides, the militants arrested earlier, gave information about Marzan’s involvement in the Gulshan attack,” he said, adding they already launched a hunt to nab Marzan.
He further said Marzan’s parents and other locals would be interrogated to know about his activities.
Earlier on Friday police released Marzan’s photograph. As police on Monday said Marzan is one of the suspected masterminds involved in the July 1 terror attack in Gulshan café, the Chittagong University authorities took initiative to know about him.
On Tuesday, CU Vice-Chancellor held meeting with the deans and chairmen of all faculties and departments. The chairman of Arabic Department was also asked to give details about Mrazan in the meeting.
According to university sources, Marzan was seen last in the campus on February 14 in 2015.
He had taken part in the second year final examination. But he did not complete the examination. Marzan’s classmates are now fourth years students of Arabic Department of the University. His classmates knew him as Nurul Islam Faahd.
