Court issues arrest order for ex-IGP Benazir

A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed in a case alleging the accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income.
The order was passed on Sunday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz after the court took cognisance of a charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against the former police chief. The court also directed the authorities to submit a report on the execution of the arrest warrant by March 30.
Md Riaz Hossain, bench assistant of the court, confirmed the matter.
The case was filed on December 15, 2024, by ACC Deputy Director Hafizul Islam. Following an investigation, the ACC submitted a charge sheet against Benazir Ahmed on November 30, 2025, accusing him of amassing assets beyond known income sources, concealing wealth information and engaging in money laundering.
According to the charge sheet, Benazir declared Tk6,45,37,365 in immovable assets and Tk5,74,89,966 in movable assets in his wealth statement.
However, the investigation reportedly uncovered Tk7,52,68,987 in immovable assets and Tk8,15,31,264 in movable assets registered in his name.
The ACC said evidence suggests he accumulated assets worth a total of Tk15.68 crore. Of that amount, Tk6,59,42,668 was traced to legitimate income sources. After deducting expenditures, his net savings were estimated 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 further states that he concealed the origin, nature and ownership of the funds and later invested, transferred and converted them through various bank accounts, business ventures and joint-stock companies.