Former Cox’s Bazar police officer Babul Azad, now serving as officer-in-charge of Chattogram’s Double Mooring Police Station, has been named in a murder case linked to the 2013 killings of two Jamaat-e-Islami activists during protests following the death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. Witnesses and victims’ families allege Azad led police gunfire that killed Abdur Rashid and Nurul Haque, and injured dozens more. The case, filed by Rashid’s father, had long seen no progress under the previous administration. Azad, once praised by ruling Awami League leaders for his “firmness” against opposition activists, reportedly rose quickly through the ranks. Following the recent political shift known as the “July Revolution,” he has been accused of switching allegiance and abusing power, including extortion, assaulting journalists, and detaining citizens over social media posts critical of police. Business figures and journalists have also accused him of torture and corruption. The renewed attention to Azad’s past and present conduct underscores growing scrutiny of politically aligned policing in Bangladesh. Rights groups are calling for impartial investigations into the 2013 killings and recent allegations of abuse.