Toronto student transferred to Bangladesh prison as investigation continues
TORONTO — The family of a Toronto university student who was detained in Bangladesh after surviving a terrorist attack says the young man has been transferred to prison.
Tahmid Hasib Khan’s family has maintained the 22-year-old’s innocence ever since the July 1 attack at a restaurant in Dhaka, the country’s capital.
“We want the court to affirm what we know — which is that he is innocent,” said Khan’s older brother, Talha, who is a Canadian citizen. “We want to take him to a mental health professional as soon as possible because of the trauma that he’s been through. But I don’t think it’s going to be any time soon.”
Tahmid Hasib Khan is a permanent resident of Canada and an undergraduate student studying global health at the University of Toronto.