NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s former air force chief Sheikh Abdul Hannan has been arrested in Qatar over graft charges against him at home, officials said on Sunday.
According to Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the retired air chief marshal allegedly amassed assets worth more than Bangladeshi Taka (Tk) 3.28 crore beyond his known sources of income and carried out suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 27.63 crore through six personal bank accounts.
Hannan was arrested by Qatari authorities on October 15, according to ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam. The anti-graft watchdog was formally notified of the detention through an email from Interpol.
“We have been informed by Interpol that Qatar’s law enforcement agency detained him there on October 15,” he said.
Based on its findings, the commission in July last year approved the filing of charges under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, Money Laundering Prevention Act and Prevention of Corruption Act.
Hannan’s wife is also an accused in the case. She allegedly amassed more than Tk 1.91 crore in assets beyond her known sources of income with her husband’s assistance.
The ACC also found suspicious transactions worth Tk 1.18 crore through 32 bank accounts in her name.
Investigators have traced Hannan’s alleged offshore wealth to Canada and Dubai, while also uncovering assets registered to his children in three different nations.
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