Arrest Warrant Issued against Ex-IGP Benazir in Graft Case

A court here today (Sunday) issued an arrest warrant against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed in a case lodged over allegedly amassing illegal wealth, concealing wealth statement and laundering money.
 
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Jude Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, accepting the charge-sheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the case.
 
The court also set March 30 for filing a report on executing today's order.
 
According to the case documents, the ACC asked Benazir Ahmed to submit his wealth statement, and he filed the declaration through his lawyer on August 27, 2024. In the statement, he declared immovable assets worth BDT 6.45 crore and movable assets worth BDT 5.74 crore.

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However, the ACC investigation found that Benazir actually owns immovable assets worth BDT 7.52 crore, meaning he concealed information about assets worth BDT 1.85 crore.
 
The commission also found evidence that he possesses movable assets worth BDT 8.15 crore, which is BDT 2.40 crore more than what he declared. 

According to the ACC's findings, Benazir Ahmed acquired assets worth BDT 11.04 crore beyond his known sources of income.
  
Following allegations of concealing asset information, acquiring wealth beyond known income sources and money laundering, ACC Deputy Director Hafizul Islam filed a case against Benazir Ahmed on December 15, 2024, at the ACC Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1.
 
After completing the investigation, Hafizul Islam submitted the charge sheet against Benazir Ahmed on November 30, 2025.