Dhaka: A court here today placed former Director of the DGFI, sacked Lieutenant Colonel Md Afzal Naser, on a six-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of one Delwar Hossain during the July Mass Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibullah Pias passed the order as police produced Naser before the court and pleaded to place him on a seven-day remand in the case.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Md Afzal Naser was detained by a team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) from a house in the city’s Mirpur DOHS area earlier in the day. The detention is part of an ongoing investigation into the events surrounding the July Mass Uprising.
The case documents reveal that Delwar Hossain joined an anti-discrimination student movement rally on July 19, 2024, in front of a fruit market in the Mirpur-10 area. The peaceful rally was disrupted when unidentified individuals attacked the protesters, firing shots indiscriminately. Delwar was shot during the attack and was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on July 21.
In the aftermath of Delwar’s death, his widow, Liza Akter, filed the case on July 6, 2025. The investigation into the incident continues, with the authorities working to identify those responsible for the attack on the peaceful rally.