Dhaka: A court here today 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 Judge 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 Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the case documents revealed that the ACC had asked Benazir Ahmed to submit his wealth statement, which he filed through his lawyer on August 27, 2024. In the statement, he declared immovable assets worth Taka 6.45 crore and movable assets worth Taka 5.74 crore. However, the ACC investigation found discrepancies, showing that Benazir actually owns immovable assets worth Taka 7.52 crore, indicating he concealed information about assets worth Taka 1.85 crore.
The commission also discovered that Benazir possesses movable assets worth Taka 8.15 crore, which is Taka 2.40 crore more than he declared. According to the ACC’s findings, Benazir Ahmed acquired assets worth Taka 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.