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No witnesses appear in Benazir Ahmed graft case, hearing deferred to October 18
Published : Sunday, 11 October, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Press Release
No witnesses appeared in court on Sunday to testify in the corruption case against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed over allegations of acquiring more than Tk 11 crore in assets beyond his known sources of income.
The court rescheduled the hearing for October 18, said Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, a prosecutor for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The testimony was scheduled before Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5. Witnesses also failed to appear on August 17 and September 10. Of the 28 witnesses listed in the case, 15 have testified so far.
ACC Deputy Director Hafizul Islam filed the case on December 15, 2024, alleging that Benazir acquired assets worth Tk 11.04 crore beyond his known sources of income. After completing the investigation, Hafizul submitted a charge sheet to the court on November 30 last year, accusing the former police chief of acquiring unexplained wealth, concealing asset information and money laundering.
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, the investigation identified immovable assets worth Tk 7.52 crore and movable assets worth Tk 8.15 crore, bringing the total value of the assets to approximately Tk 15.68 crore.
The ACC calculated his legitimate income at Tk 6.59 crore and net savings, after expenses, at Tk 4.63 crore. It alleged that he acquired assets worth Tk 11.04 crore beyond his known sources of income.
The charge sheet further alleges that he concealed the illegal sources, nature and ownership of the funds by investing, transferring and converting them through bank accounts, business entities and joint-stock companies.
The court took cognisance of the charge sheet and issued an arrest warrant against Benazir on March 8. Charges were framed on May 3, paving the way for the trial.
- MAL/MaT
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