On Saturday (October 3) at noon, he was taken to the CMM court in Dhaka in a prison van with handcuffs on. Before getting down from the prison van, standing at the door, he took off the helmet on his head and threw it away.
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Jamaat leader throws away helmet saying ‘I am not Awami League’
At that time, Akhtaruzzaman could be heard saying, ‘If necessary, I will die here, I will take police bullets. Even then, I will not wear a helmet.’ He could also be heard repeatedly saying, ‘Put handcuffs on [me].’
Police produced him before the court with a five-day remand application in a case of threatening an official at the airport and creating disorder. The remand application hearing was held in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Al-Biruni Mir.
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On Friday (October 2) afternoon, DB arrested Akhtaruzzaman from a house in DOHS in the capital's Cantonment.
Earlier, on October 1, tension was created at Shahjalal International Airport over a luggage trolley shortage, delay in getting luggage, and not getting Zamzam water. Later, a case was filed against him on charges of disorder, obstructing government work, and harassing a security official.