[7] Faruqi's murder triggered protests by several Islamic groups, who called a nationwide strike to demand the culprits' swift arrest.
[8] Mosaheb Uddin Bakhtiar, presidium member of Ahle Sunnat Organization blamed "the followers of Wahabi and Moududi" for the murder.
[2] Members of his organization, Ahle Sunnat protested the killing of their leader Nurul Islam Faruqi, in Chittagong by blocking the city's Muradpur intersection.
[1][9] Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena formed a human chain on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway's Ashuganj area to demand punishment for the killers.
[10] World Sunni Movement also organized several peaceful human chain under the direction of Syed Imam Hayat demanding justice for the real killers.
[11] On 29 August, police detained the "mystery woman" named Mahbuba from Narayanganj's Rupganj area for her alleged involvement with the murder.