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Funeral for NYPD Officer Didarul Islam Set for Thursday at Bronx Mosque

The service commemorates Islam’s sacrifice as the first NYPD officer of Bangladeshi descent killed in the line of duty.

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Overview

  • The line-of-duty funeral will be held at Parkchester Jame Masjid on Thursday with a women-only viewing from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and a men-only viewing from 11 a.m. to noon followed by a private prayer service.
  • Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch paid their respects during Wednesday’s roll call at the 47th Precinct where Islam served.
  • Officer Islam, a three-and-a-half-year veteran and father of two with a third child due next month, was off duty and working a private security detail when he was ambushed.
  • On Tuesday, his body was transferred from the medical examiner’s office in a solemn procession along FDR Drive as NYPD and FDNY honor guards saluted.
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