[7] Ranjit Kumar Barua, officer in charge of Tekhnaf Police Station, told the Dhaka Tribune that Haque was a listed as a drug dealer by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
[2] Squadron Leader Nazmus Sakib, the head of the Tekhnaf unit of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, was also involved in the shooting.
[1] Lieutenant Colonel Miftah Uddin Ahmed who was commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion-7 called Haque a "godfather of Ya ba".
[2] Claims of Haque being a drug dealer were denied by his wife and Jabed Iqbal Chowdhury, president of the Tekhnaf unit of the Awami League.
[10] The claims were denied by the director of the Rapid Action Battalion's legal and media wing, Mufti Mahmud Khan.