Bangladesh’s former police boss wanted by Interpol arrested in Dubai

Bangladesh's former police chief Benazir Ahmed was arrested in Dubai, the Interior Minister said on Sunday (June 14, 2026), years after he fled his home country where he is facing multiple charges including corruption.Mr. Benazir, once a close ally of former leader Sheikh Hasina, left the country in May 2024 amid public outrage over allegations that he had stashed an illegal multi-million dollar fortune.The United States imposed sanctions against the official in 2021 for his alleged role in hundreds of disappearances and extrajudicial killings when he led the feared Rapid Action Battalion paramilitary force."Benazir Ahmed was arrested on June 12 and he will be extradited soon," Bangladesh's Interior Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told parliament."An Interpol Red Notice was issued against…

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