Benazir sued for passport forgery

Five people, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, are facing charges from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for allegedly forging a second passport to avoid the police department’s necessary no objection certificate (NOC).

The case was filed by ACC Deputy Director Hafizul Islam at the commission’s integrated district office in Dhaka, ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam said on Monday.

The other accused in the case are former Director of the Dhaka Division Passport Office Mohammad Fazlul Haque, former Director Munshi Muyeed Ikram, current Director Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun and Technical Manager of the e-Passport and Automated Border Control Project Sahena Haque.

Benazir Ahmed, who previously held senior positions such as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) at Police Headquarters, Additional IGP, Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), is accused of applying for machine-readable passports (MRP) and e-passports without obtaining the necessary departmental clearences.