Ex-IGP Benazir Ahmed arrested in Dubai

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has been arrested in Dubai by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) police in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) back in Bangladesh.

The arrest was made by the Dubai city police with the assistance of Interpol, a senior official at the Police Headquarters said on Sunday, wishing anonymity.

In April 2025, the Interpol issued a red notice against the former police chief.

The development came following a request filed by the National Central Bureau (NCB), a unit of the Police Headquarters.

Benazir Ahmed served as the IGP from April 2020 to September 2022, after completing his tenure as the director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from 2015 to 2020.

He fled the country on May 4, 2024 alongside his wife and three daughters amid investigation by the ACC into accumulation of illegal wealth.