Ex-DGFI officer Afzal Naser remanded afresh

A Dhaka court on Friday placed former DGFI director and dismissed lieutenant colonel Md Afzal Naser on a further three-day remand in connection with the murder of Delwar Hossain in the Mirpur Model Police Station area of the capital, linked to the July movement.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after the investigation officer of the case, Detective Branch (DB) police sub-inspector Kafil Uddin, produced the accused before the court and sought a fresh five-day remand, state prosecutor Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed.

Earlier in the day, Afzal Naser was produced before the court after completing 18 days of remand in five phases.

According to the remand plea, sufficient evidence has been found during the preliminary investigation regarding the suspect’s involvement in the incident. Five days of intensive police interrogation are necessary to uncover key aspects of the case and ensure a proper investigation.

On 30 March, a team of the DB police arrested Afzal Naser from his residence in Mirpur DOHS.

On 19 July 2024, Delwar Hossain, 40, took part in the anti-discrimination student movement in the Mirpur-10 area, where several hundred activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies allegedly carried out an attack using local weapons and firearms.

Delwar was critically injured after being shot. He was first taken to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and later shifted to a private hospital in Shyamoli, where he died of his injuries on the morning of 21 July.

On 6 July 2025, the victim’s wife, Mosammat Liza, filed a murder case with Mirpur Model Police Station in connection with the incident.