A case has been filed against Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, a former lawmaker, on charges of obstructing government duties, creating disorder at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and assaulting a security official.
Airport security officer Md Shahriar Alam Sajib filed the case with Airport Police Station on Friday under several sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure, an official said.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident took place around 10:40am on Thursday after passengers of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-338) arriving from Madina faced a shortage of trolleys and delays in collecting their baggage at No 8 baggage belt amid heavy passenger pressure.
As frustration and tension among the 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 that while Ragib Samad was trying to calm the situation, Akhtaruzzaman, who was expelled from BNP several times and joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in December 2025, allegedly moved towards him aggressively, abused him and threatened to beat him and throw him out of the airport by the neck.
He also allegedly made offensive remarks about the civil aviation and tourism minister.
The situation worsened when protocol assistants accompanying Akhtaruzzaman started recording videos on mobile phones in the airport's restricted Key Point Installation (KPI) area.
When security supervisor Warrant Officer Mohammad Kamal Uddin asked them to stop recording, Akhtaruzzaman allegedly abused him and physically assaulted him.
The FIR further alleged that Akhtaruzzaman threw bottles of holy Zamzam water collected by other passengers from their trolleys, allegedly causing damage, and behaved aggressively towards 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 the findings.