Dhaka: A Dhaka court today placed Awami League leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) from Gazipur-5 constituency Akhtaruzzaman on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order this noon after holding a hearing on a police plea to place the former lawmaker on a seven-day remand in the case.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Akhtaruzzaman was arrested by a team of Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on August 5 from the capital's Gulshan area. The case statement mentions that on June 18, 2026, several members of the banned Chhatra League, Awami League, and its affiliated organisations held an illegal procession on the paved road adjacent to Mohakhali Bus Terminal.
During the procession, they chanted slogans demanding the withdrawal of the ban on the Awami League and allegedly detonated cocktails. The accused allegedly conspired, instigated, and encouraged party activists to engage in activities with the intention of harming the state and endangering the solidarity, public security, and sovereignty of the independent state.
A case was subsequently filed with Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with the incident.