Akhtaruzzaman was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of police from his DOHS residence in Cantonment, Dhaka, on Friday afternoon following a case filed by Airport Security Officer Md. Shahriar Alam Sojib. The charges stem from an October 1 incident at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, where Akhtaruzzaman allegedly obstructed official duties, verbally abused, and physically shoved Executive Director Group Captain S.M. Ragib Samad during a passenger dispute over luggage delays. When court security officers attempted to put handcuffs and a protective helmet on him at the CMM court premises, Akhtaruzzaman strongly resisted the helmet, shouting, "I will take a police bullet, but I will not wear a helmet. Wearing a helmet has now become a symbol of Awami League rule." While accepting the handcuffs, he repeatedly threw off the helmet placed on his head despite police officers assuring him it was for his personal security. A former two-time BNP MP from Kishoreganj-2 who was expelled from the party in 2022, Akhtaruzzaman joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in December 2025.