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Wednesday | November 11, 2026 | Dhaka

Benazir gets bail, barred from leaving UAE

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 11 November 2026  Updated: 11:37 PM, 10 November 2026

Former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has been barred from leaving the United Arab Emirates until the extradition proceedings against him are completed, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said in Parliament on Tuesday.

The minister said the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abu Dhabi informed Bangladesh of the decision in a letter dated September 9, which was received by NCB-Dhaka.

“The letter stated that Benazir Ahmed has been released on bail on the orders of the public prosecutor of the UAE.

The competent authorities of the UAE have imposed a travel ban on the concerned individual. He will not be able to leave the UAE until the ongoing extradition proceedings are finally resolved,” Salahuddin said.
On June 12, 2026, NCB-Abu Dhabi informed Bangladesh that Benazir had been arrested in the UAE.

Explaining the extradition process, the home minister said it was a judicial and state procedure that could not be completed automatically through the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice or the arrest of the person concerned.

The central authority and courts of the country receiving an extradition request examine the request, the nature of the alleged crime, the arrest warrant, the supporting evidence and other legal requirements before making a decision in accordance with that country’s laws, he said.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has separately filed a case against Benazir on charges of passport fraud, naming senior officials of the Department of Immigration and Passports as accused.

The case is now under investigation. The responsibilities of the individuals concerned will be determined based on evidence gathered during the investigation, and further action will be taken in accordance with the law, the minister said.

ACC has also sent Mutual Legal Assistance Requests (MLARs) to the countries concerned regarding assets held abroad in the names of Benazir and his family members.

Salahuddin said the granting of bail did not mean that the extradition process had ended. Nor should the legal and judicial steps required to complete extradition be construed as government inaction or failure.