Staff Correspondent

Detectives from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)  arrested Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, a former lawmaker and leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from his Cantonment residence in the capital on Friday evening.

DMP's Additional Commissioner (DB) Shafikul Islam confirmed his arrest.

Based on specific intelligence, a DB team conducted a drive at around 6:15 pm and arrested him, the DB chief said.

The arrest follows a case filed against Akhtaruzzaman at Airport Police Station on Friday under several sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure by Dhaka Airport Security Officer Md Shahriar Alam Sajib on charges of obstructing government duties, creating disorder at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, and physically assaulting a security official.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Thursday when passengers arriving on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-338) from Madina faced a shortage of trolleys and baggage collection delays at Belt No. 8 amid heavy passenger pressure.

As frustration and tension among passengers escalated, Airport Executive Director Group Captain SM Ragib Samad went to the spot to bring the situation under control following a request from Dhaka-5 MP Mohammad Kamal Hossain.

The FIR said while Ragib Samad attempted to calm the situation, Akhtaruzzaman-who was expelled from the BNP multiple times before joining Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in December 2025-allegedly approached him aggressively, verbally abused him, and threatened to beat him and throw him out of the airport by the neck.

 He also allegedly made offensive remarks regarding the Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister.

The situation worsened when protocol assistants accompanying Akhtaruzzaman began recording videos on mobile phones within the airport’s restricted Key Point Installation (KPI) area. When Security Supervisor Warrant Officer Mohammad Kamal Uddin asked them to stop recording, Akhtaruzzaman allegedly verbally abused and physically assaulted him.

The FIR further alleged that Akhtaruzzaman threw bottles of holy Zamzam water collected by other passengers from their trolleys, causing damage, and exhibited aggressive behavior toward a representative of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Police said they will collect CCTV footage, statements from eyewitnesses, and other evidence as part of the investigation and take legal action based on their findings.