Police name 'militant' killed in Azimpur raid as Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha

The suspected militant killed during an anti-terror operation at a house in Dhaka's Azimpur is Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha, not 'Samshed' from Rajshahi's Boalia, police say.

Police detained Tanvir alias Shipar's father 'Baten', sister Tanzila Qaderi and her husband Ziaul Islam from their house at Batikamari village on Monday.

They were released several hours after questioning in the afternoon, Gaibandha Sadar Police Station OC Mehedi Hasan said.

DMP Joint Commissioner Abdul Baten said the earlier identity of the dead 'militant' police had provided proved incorrect.

"He is Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha, not Shamsad from Rajshahi's Boalia," he said.

Police started an anti-terrorism case against five persons over Saturday’s raid on the militant hideout.

DMP counter-terrorism unit’s Sub-Inspector (SI) Delwar Hossain lodged the case on Sunday night, Lalbagh police SI Abdul Monayem said on Monday.

The accused are suspected Neo-JMB member Tanvir, his wife Abedatul Fatema alias Khadiza, their son Tahrin Qaderi Rasel, ‘Afrin’ alias ‘Priyoti’ and Shaila Afrin.

Of them, Tanvir was the youth who was found dead during the raid at the Azimpur house near the BGB Headquarters Gate-2. Forensic experts said he had committed suicide.

SI Monayem told bdnews24.com that the case charged the accused with using the residential home as a hideout to carry out militant activities. “They have also been charged with attacking police.”

During the raid on Saturday evening, five policemen were injured when suspected female militants attacked them.

Three women were injured and detained at the end of the raid. They are currently being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

The counter-terrorism unit’s Deputy Commissioner ‘Mohibul’ said Tahrin was the 13-year old boy who was rescued from that Azimpur house along with two other children.

Police have said that Tanvir’s face was similar to that of Abdul Karim, who had assisted the five gunmen who carried out the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack.

The cafe killers had stayed at an apartment in the Bashundhara Residential Area rented by Karim before the attack, according to police.

Tanvir had used different aliases, like the other militants, to rent homes for his cohorts. Apart from Karim, he was also known as ‘Jamshed’.

The teenage boy, too, had identified his father as Samshed, of Rajshahi’s Boalia, to police.

Police produced the boy before a Dhaka court on Monday and sought 10 days for questioning.

But the judge ordered police to take the case to the children’s court, court police’s General Recording Officer Rakibul Alam said.

Deputy Commissioner Mohibul said the boy would be kept at the juvenile detention centre at Tongi until he is produced in court again.

“The three injured women will also be presented before court after they recover.”