erosion of public trust in policing in Bangladesh

Wealth, awards piled up as he grew in power

Former police chief Benazir Ahmed kept receiving prestigious police awards even as he and his family continued to accumulate huge wealth, buying acre upon acre of land and other properties in different parts of the country.

An IGP’s eye-watering corruption takes the lid off patronage politics

Many of Benazir Ahmed's public statements since assuming high office aligned more with the ruling party's political stance than with the neutral stance expected of a civil servant.

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024

Wealth, awards piled up as he grew in power

Former police chief Benazir Ahmed kept receiving prestigious police awards even as he and his family continued to accumulate huge wealth, buying acre upon acre of land and other properties in different parts of the country.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

An IGP’s eye-watering corruption takes the lid off patronage politics

Many of Benazir Ahmed's public statements since assuming high office aligned more with the ruling party's political stance than with the neutral stance expected of a civil servant.

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