Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:37am on 19 Oct 2026,Monday International
Bangladesh’s former air force chief, Sheikh Abdul Hannan, was arrested in Qatar on October 15 over corruption allegations filed against him at home, officials said Sunday. Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleged that the retired air chief marshal accumulated assets worth more than Tk 3.28 crore beyond his known sources of income and conducted suspicious transactions totalling Tk 27.63 crore through six personal bank accounts. ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam said the watchdog learned of Hannan’s detention through an email from Interpol. The arrest comes amid an investigation into alleged unexplained assets, questionable financial transactions and suspected offshore wealth. The charges remain allegations. (PC: X)
