All those allegations against Benazir Ahmed...
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Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has been arrested in Dubai in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of acquiring illegal assets and concealing asset information. Dubai Police arrested him with the assistance of Interpol.
A senior official of the Police Headquarters confirmed the matter to the media on Sunday (June 14) afternoon. According to sources, the Bangladeshi authorities were informed about the arrest through a letter sent on June 12.
Earlier, on February 10, 2025, following an application by the ACC, the Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court, Mohammad Zakir Hossain, ordered the issuance of a Red Notice through Interpol for the arrest of Benazir Ahmed.
The ACC filed four separate cases against Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and two daughters on December 15, 2024. The cases accused the family members of acquiring assets worth a total of Tk 74 crore, 13 lakh, 39 thousand that were disproportionate to their known sources of income, as well as concealing information about assets.
According to case documents, the investigation also uncovered allegations against Benazir Ahmed of acquiring illegal assets, concealing asset information, and money laundering. Subsequently, the court ordered the trial of the case to begin and also issued an arrest warrant against him.
Benazir Ahmed served as the Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police from April 15, 2020, to September 30, 2022. Prior to that, he also served as the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and the Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).