Dec 3: Fire breaks out at the residence of Ganotontri Party president Nurul Islam at 3 am. His son dies in blaze and he is taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital burn unit with 40% burns. He is later moved to the Combine Military Hospital. Nurul Islam was the Awami League-led alliances nominee for the Noakhali-1 seat for the national polls to be held on Dec 29.Dec 3: Before he fell unconscious in the hospital bed, Nurul Islam tells the waiting pressmen that he had been receiving death threats from militants over the phone since he filed his nomination.
Dec 4: A three-member committee headed by Masudur Rahman, Deputy Assistant Director of fire service, was formed to investigate the matter and submit its report within three days.
Dec 4: Nurul Islam loses battle against burn injuries
Dec 4: A joint team of Detective Branch (DB) of police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police and Mohammadpur Thana investigating the fire incident
Dec 4: Election Commission adjourns the general election in the Noakhali-1 constituency in wake of death of Nurul Islam
Dec 3-5: Sub-inspector of Mohammadpur police station Quamruzzaman, the investigation officer of the case, filed an unnatural death case after the incident. He appealed to the mobile phone operator to supply the call list of Nurul Islam's phone for the last couple of weeks and hoped that it would be received within a short time. The case still lacks clues.
Dec 3-5: Leading politicians, including two former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, cultural activists, eminent persons of the country suspected the incident to be an act of sabotage, and asked the government to launch a proper investigation into the fire incident. Bangladesh Worker's Party, Gono Jatiya Sramik League, Forum for Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals of 1971, Bangladesh National Awami Party, National Democratic Party, Dhaka University Teachers Association, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote, Zaker Party, Incidin Bangladesh, Jatiya Rikshaw-Van Sramik League, Gono Forum, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies and Democratic Revolutionary Party and many other organisations also demanded investigation into the fire incident and the killings.
Dec 5: People pay last respect to Nurul Islam in Central Shaheed Minar. He and his son are then buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard in Mirpur.
Dec 5: Rapid Action Battlion (RAB) launches seperate investigation.
Dec 7: Fire service director general brigadier general Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah told bdnews24.com their probe did not find signs of combustibles, explosives or any other suspicious materials. He said positive proof was found of a short circuit as the cause of the fire, and sent to the home ministry.
Dec 7: Nurul Islam's family files case alleging that the deaths were caused by fire started purposely with combustible items
Dec 18: Speakers at a condolence meeting paid tribute to the memory of late Md Nurul Islam, president of Bangladesh Trade Union Kendra, and also demanded proper investigation into the cause of mysterious fire that broke out at his residence on December 3, killing him and his son Tamohar.
