He witnessed the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and filled a police case in this regard.
[3] On 15 August 1975, President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated by a group of Bangladesh army officers.
[5] Islam was injured in the assassination attempt, he fled the hospital to his village home is Jessore but was captured by the army.
Sheikh Mujib's APS Shahriar ZR Iqbal had helped Islam get released from custody.
[6] He died on 25 August 2016 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.