Nazrul Islam Mallik, a medical assistant at the BDR Hospital during the 2009 Pilkhana massacre, was a direct witness to the killings of 74 people, including 57 army officers. After escaping from the hospital during the uprising, he went into hiding under a false name. Despite living secretly for years, he was abducted and later found dead, his body recovered from the Baleshwar River in Bagerhat.

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, 2024, Nazrul’s wife, Munni Akter, filed a case seeking justice for his murder. The International Crimes Tribunal is currently trying dismissed army officer Major General Ziaul Ahsan for crimes against humanity, including the killing of Nazrul and others. Family accounts describe how Nazrul disappeared in March 2010 after being taken by plainclothes men and was later identified through DNA testing.

Investigators reportedly informed the family that Ziaul Ahsan was responsible for Nazrul’s death. The case remains part of a broader investigation into enforced disappearances and killings linked to the 2009 BDR mutiny.