Ex-Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force arrested: Who is Sheikh Abdul Hannan? What Interpol notified?
The former air chief is accused of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income and conducting suspicious financial transactions through multiple bank accounts.
Former Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, Sheikh Abdul Hannan, has been arrested in Qatar, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC was informed of his detention through Interpol, reporting his arrest by Qatari authorities on October 15. Hannan, who served as BAF chief from June 2021 to June 2024, is accused of accumulating assets exceeding his known income and engaging in suspicious financial transactions through multiple bank accounts.
The ACC alleges he amassed assets worth over Tk 3.28 crore and conducted transactions totaling Tk 27.63 crore. His wife is also accused of accumulating assets exceeding Tk 1.91 crore and conducting transactions totaling Tk 1.18 crore. The investigation traced Hannan's alleged assets to Canada, Dubai, and his children's accounts in three countries.
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