An Awami League leader in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari, Zakir Hossain, who also serves as the upazila party president, has been accused of constructing a market on government land. According to local land office sources, Hossain and his brother, vice president Sayeed Hossain, had recorded eight decimals of market land under their names through fraudulent documents, though the administration later corrected the record in favor of the government. Despite the correction, the market remains standing on the disputed land.

Documents from a land settlement case show that the fraudulent records were created using a non-existent khatian number, and a 2025 order restored the land to government ownership. Locals said they had believed the market was built on ancestral land until a recent eviction drive revealed it was on public property. The occupied land is estimated to be worth about 35 million taka.

Local officials stated that eviction measures would be taken following higher authority directives, while residents and opposition representatives demanded removal of all illegal structures to restore a clean marketplace.