Graft charges at home, arrest in Qatar: Former Bangladesh Air Force chief held
- Air chief marshal (retd) Sheikh Abdul Hannan of the Bangladesh Air Force was arrested in Qatar in connection with corruption charges against him in Bangladesh, an official in Dhaka said on Sunday.
- Akhtarul Islam, deputy director of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said Interpol had informed the anti-graft agency that Hannan was arrested by Qatari authorities on Thursday.
- “We have been informed by Interpol that Qatar’s law enforcement agency detained him there on October 15,” Islam told reporters in Dhaka.
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- Air chief marshal (retd) Sheikh Abdul Hannan of the Bangladesh Air Force was arrested in Qatar in connection with corruption charges against him in Bangladesh, an official in Dhaka said on Sunday.
- Akhtarul Islam, deputy director of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said Interpol had informed the anti-graft agency that Hannan was arrested by Qatari authorities on Thursday.
- “We have been informed by Interpol that Qatar’s law enforcement agency detained him there on October 15,” Islam told reporters in Dhaka.
Sources: Times of India