Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the Dubai police have arrested former inspector general of Police Benazir Ahmed.

Speaking under Rule 300 during the sixth sitting of the second session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, the minister said that the Dubai police informed the Bangladesh government about the arrest in an email sent on June 12.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, commonly known as Interpol, issued a red notice against Benazir in connection with corruption cases in April 2025.

Benazir is also facing charges in cases filed over extrajudicial killings and multiple cases linked to the July Uprising in 2024, including charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Benazir and his family members left the country on 4 May 2024, after the Anti-Corruption Commission launched an investigation into allegations of corruption against them.

A special judge’s court framed charges against Benazir on May 3, 2026 in a case concerning the amassing of wealth beyond known sources of income.

The court began recording testimonies from prosecution witnesses in a case filed against him on charges of amassing illegal wealth, concealing asset information, and money laundering on May 13.

The case was filed on December 15, 2024 by the ACC deputy director Hafizul Islam.

After completing the investigation, Hafizul submitted the charge sheet on 30 November 2025, accusing Benazir of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income, concealing asset information, and laundering money.

According to the charge sheet, Benazir declared immovable assets worth Tk 6.45 crore and movable assets worth Tk 5.74 crore in his wealth statement.

However, investigators found evidence of immovable assets worth Tk 7.52 crore and movable assets worth Tk 8.15 crore, bringing his total assets to Tk 15.68 crore.

The investigation found that his lawful sources of income amounted to Tk 6.59 crore.

After deducting expenses, his net savings stood at Tk 4.63 crore.

As a result, investigators alleged that he had amassed assets worth Tk 11.04 crore beyond his known sources of income.  Benazir’s wife and daughters are also facing multiple corruption cases.

He is further accused in cases over alleged extrajudicial killings committed by the Rapid Action Battalion during his tenure as the elite force’s director general between January 2015 and April 2020.

In December 2021, the U S Department of the Treasury sanctioned Benazir under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, citing his role in serious human rights abuses during his time at the RAB.

A court ordered the confiscation of eight apartments and 27.5 acres of land owned by Benazir and his family members, including properties in Dhaka’s Badda and Adabar areas, as well as land in Narayanganj, Bandarban, and Uttara on June 12, 2024.

The court also froze other assets belonging to Benazir and his family members, including 621 bighas of land in Gopalganj and Madaripur, shares in 19 companies, four flats in Gulshan, and several other financial assets.

The court further blocked savings certificates worth Tk 30 lakh, 33 bank accounts, and three beneficial owner accounts used for share trading belonging to Benazir.