Death row convict in Humayun Azad murder case arrested

The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police has arrested a fugitive death-row convict in a case lodged over the murder of Prof Humayun Azad in 2004.

The arrestee is Nur Mohammad alias Sabu alias Shameem. He was a leader of Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB).

ATU Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nadia Jui confirmed the matter on Tuesday (April 9) morning.

A press briefing will be held later in the day in this regard, she said.

On February 27, 2004, the 56-year-old Humayun Azad was stabbed by militants on the Bangla Academy premises while he was returning from the Ekushey Book Fair.

His brother Monjur Kabir filed a case over an attempt to murder with Ramna police station the next day.

After the attack, Prof Azad was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital, and later he was shifted to another hospital in Bangkok in Thailand.

He was then shifted to Munich, Germany, for advanced treatment. He died there on August 12, 2004.