Nazim is the son of Shamshul Haque from Bianibazar area of Sylhet. He was the information and research secretary of Sylhet district unit Bangabandhu Jatiya Jubo Parishad. He was also an activist of Gonojagoron Moncho's Sylhet wing.

A masters student of Jagannath University was killed by suspected Islamist militants in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur area last night. Nazimuddin Samad, 28, was a student of the law department's evening batch. He was attacked at Ekrampur intersection around 8:30pm by three assailants while walking to his home in Gendaria with another youth after completing classes at the university near Bahadur Shah Park. The youth accompanying the victim has remained traceless since the incident, police said.His friends said that Nazim used to campaign for secularism on Facebook and was critical of radical Islamists. A day before the murder, he expressed concerns over the country's law and order in a Facebook post. Police said that the killers who came on a motorcycle first intercepted them and then attacked Nazim with machetes. At one point, he fell on the street and then the attackers shot him to confirm death before leaving the place. His brain spilled over the road in the attack. Businessmen of the area closed the shops immediately after hearing the gunshots. During the murder, the killers were chanting “Allahu Akbar,” police said quoting locals. Visiting the spot, the Dhaka Tribune reporter found the crime scene cordoned by the law enforcers and all the shops closed. Police recovered a bullet shell from the spot. Nurul Amin, assistant commissioner of Sutrapur division, told the Dhaka Tribune that police went to the spot on information and found the body in a pool of blood. They were confirmed about his identity by the ID found in his pocket. Later, the police informed the university authorities and sent the body to hospital. Doctors at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital declared him dead at 9pm. AC Nurul further said that it is clear that the assailants kept an eye on Nazim's activities for long and were aware of his way back home. “We are investigating the case sincerely to know the motive of the murder,” he added. JnU Proctor Nur Mohammad said that Nazim got admitted to the university two months ago. “We have informed his family about the murder and are taking detail information about him,” he said. Shamir Chandra Sutradhar, inspector (investigation) of Sutrapur police station, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Even though the spot was crowded at the time of the murder, they are not sharing any information with the police. “However, we are trying to identify the assailants by talking to the shopkeepers and residents of the area.”