The International Criminal Police Organisation, commonly known as Interpol, has issued a red notice to arrest the former inspector general of police in Bangladesh Benazir Ahmed.
Police Headquarters assistant inspector general of police Enamul Haque Sagar told 抖阴精品 that they came to know about the issuance of red notice by the Interpol.
鈥榃e have been informed about the notice by the Interpol recently. Interpol did not share it on its website,鈥� said Enamul.
On February 10, the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court ordered the authorities concerned to request an Interpol 鈥榬ed notice鈥� for the arrest of former IGP Benazir Ahmed in connection with graft cases.
Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the court passed the order accepting a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission deputy director Md Hafijul Islam.
On December 15, 2024, three cases were filed against Benazir, his wife, and two daughters on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽74 crore and concealing information about their wealth.
The cases alleged that Benazir acquired Tk聽9.44 crore in assets beyond known sources of income and concealed information about assets worth of Tk聽2.62 crore.
His wife, Jissan Mirza, is accused of acquiring Tk聽31.69 crore in illegal assets and concealing information about assets worth of Tk聽16.01 crore.
Their elder daughter, Farheen Rishita Binte Benazir, is accused of amassing illegal wealth worth of Tk聽8.75 crore, and their second daughter, Tahseen Raisa Binte Benazir, amassed illegal wealth worth of Tk聽5.59 crore.
On June 12, 2024, the court ordered the confiscation of eight apartments and 27.5 acres of land, including properties in Dhaka鈥檚 Badda and Adabar, as well as land in Narayanganj, Bandarban, and Uttara.
The court also froze assets such as 621 bighas of land in Gopalganj and Madaripur, shares in 19 companies, four flats in Gulshan, and several other financial assets.
The court also blocked his savings certificates worth of Tk 30 lakh, 33 bank accounts, and three Beneficial Owner Accounts for share trading.
Benazir and his family members left the country on May 4, 2024 after the ACC started a probe against them on April 18 over graft charges.
