Court issues arrest warrant against ex-IGP Benazir Ahmed in corruption case

A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed in a case over allegations of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income.

The order was issued today (8 March) by the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz after it took cognisance of the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against the former police chief.

The court also directed authorities to submit a report on the execution of the arrest warrant by 30 March.

Md Riaz Hossain, bench assistant of the court, confirmed the development.

The case was filed on 15 December 2024 by ACC Deputy Director Hafizul Islam.

Following an investigation, the ACC submitted a charge sheet against Benazir Ahmed on 30 November 2025, accusing him of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income, concealing asset information and committing money laundering.

According to the charge sheet, Benazir Ahmed declared Tk6,45,37,365 in immovable assets and Tk5,74,89,966 in movable assets in his wealth statement.

However, the investigation reportedly found Tk7,52,68,987 in immovable assets and Tk8,15,31,264 in movable assets in his name.

The ACC said evidence was found that he had acquired assets worth a total of Tk15.68 crore.

Of this amount, Tk6,59,42,668 was identified as coming from legitimate sources of income. After expenses, his net savings were calculated at Tk4,63,56,675.

Investigators concluded that Benazir Ahmed had acquired assets worth Tk11,04,43,576 beyond his known sources of income.

The charge sheet also states that he concealed the source, nature and ownership of the funds and invested, transferred and converted them through various bank accounts, business entities and joint-stock companies.