Dhaka – Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog has filed a case against former chief of the police force Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters over alleged laundering of 11.34 crore taka.
Md Hafizul Islam, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, filed the case, a spokesman of the commission disclosed this information at a news briefing in Dhaka on Thursday, reports private news agency UNB.
Akhter Hossain, the ACC spokesman, said the commission found no trace of the said amount, which drawn from a bank for investment.
Benazir, the former Inspector General of the Police, fled the country immediately after withdrawing the money, added Hossain.
The other accused in the case are Benazir’s wife Jissan Mirza, his eldest daughter Farheen Rishta Binte Benazir and second daughter Tahseen Raisa Binte Benazir, the agency reported.
Benazir Ahmed was the IGP from April 15, 2020 to September 30, 2022. Earlier, he served as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner and Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
Benazir left the country with her family on May 4 last year. Meanwhile, the court ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Benazir Ahmed through Interpol.
