A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed after taking cognizance of a charge sheet filed in a case over alleged illegal assets worth more than Tk11 crore. Md Riaz Hossain, bench assistant of the court, confirmed the development and said police had been asked to submit a report by March 30 on whether Benazir Ahmed had been arrested. According to the charge sheet, Benazir declared movable assets worth Tk6.45 crore and immovable assets worth Tk5.74 crore in her asset statement. However, the investigation found evidence of movable assets worth Tk7.52 crore and immovable assets worth Tk8.15 crore in her name, bringing the total value of assets identified to about Tk15.68 crore. As a result, assets worth Tk11.04 crore were identified as being acquired beyond known sources of income.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 08, 2026 08:05 UTC