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DHAKA, July 06, 2026 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today showed former Kishoreganj-5 constituency lawmaker Md Afzal Hossain arrested in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station over allegations of arson, vandalism and damage to property at the capital's Bangabazar Market.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana passed the order as police produced Afzal before the court and pleaded to show him arrested in the case. The court later sent him back to jail.

According to the case statement, a fire that broke out at Bangabazar Market in the capital on April 4, 2023, caused losses estimated at around Taka 500 crore. In connection with the incident, a trader Mohammad Kamal Hossain Ripon filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station.