Even as Bangladesh tries to come to grips with the deadly terror attack in Dhaka, it has been revealed that one of the slain terrorists, Nibras Islam, was an educated young boy who came from an affluent family.

Nibras was allegedly brainwashed and radicalised by terrorists to carry out the heinous attack in the name of Islam.

Videos and photos from his profile show a well-spoken, pleasant young boy.

In one of videos posted on his Facebook profile, Nibras is seen shaking hands with Bollywood star Shraddha Kapoor. "Shraddha Kapoor you beauty," he captioned it.

Nibras Islam (centre) seen with his friends in a restaurant. (Facebook photo) Nibras Islam (centre) seen with his friends in a restaurant. (Facebook photo)

FROM REGULAR KID TO BLOOD-THIRSTY TERRORIST?

Another video shows a regular boy travelling with his friends in car, speaking fluent English, joking around.

According to his Facebook profile, the boy had studied in Monash University in Malaysia as well as Northsouth University in Dhaka.

Nibras's Twitter account seems to have been inactive for a while with the last tweet around December 2014 saying: "Alhamdulillah. Happiness is being with your loved ones. And being with friends you missed."

In another 2014 tweet, aimed at an unknown individual, he says, "Appreciate everything in life. Thank you for being there for me all the time. Happy for you. Always been. Hope you get what you rightly deserve."

FROM GOOD SCHOOLS

According to reports, the terrorists were all aged between 20 or 21 and were students of Dhaka's North South University.

Some of the other youths involved in the attack also seem to have belonged to affluent families and had passed out of top-notch schools in the city like Scholastica and Turkish International School.

Nibras, it seems, had been missing since January, which was the last time his parents has managed to contact him.

Nibras himself is said to have been a former student of the International Turkish Hopes school in Dhaka.

The boy was identified by his former classmates in North South University.

Meanwhile, an expatriate Bangladeshi posted on Facebook a photo of one Mir Sabih Mubashsher along with the photo of an attacker.

Nibras Islam (left) was identified by his former classmates in North South University. (Facebook photo) Nibras Islam (left) was identified by his former classmates in North South University. (Facebook photo)

He quoted one of Mubashsher's classmates in Scholastica School in Dhaka as saying that Mubashsher went missing in March before his A-Level exam.

'It has become a fashion to turn terrorists'

"They are all highly educated young men and went to university. No one is from a madrassa," the Bangladeshi media quoted Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan as saying.

Asked why they would have become militants, The Daily Star quoted Khan as saying: "It has become a fashion."



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