{"id":35824,"date":"2026-08-03T06:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35824"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:13:41","slug":"govt-appoints-law-firm-to-seek-benazirs-return-from-uae-home-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35824","title":{"rendered":"Govt appoints law firm to seek Benazir\u2019s return from UAE: Home Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government has appointed an experienced law firm to pursue the return of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed to Bangladesh through legal channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have appointed an experienced law firm and instructed it to seek the cancellation of Benazir Ahmed\u2019s bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope the former police chief will be brought back to Bangladesh through due legal process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made the remarks while responding to a question from journalist about Benazir Ahmed\u2019s release on bail from a jail in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after attending a meeting with officers and personnel from all police units in Rajshahi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was organised by the Rajshahi Range Police and the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) at the Rajshahi Police Lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Home Minister said the former police chief had reportedly been granted bail by a UAE court on the condition that he would not leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that Bangladesh has requested a certified copy of the bail order to verify its conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Home Secretary and Bangladesh\u2019s ambassador to the UAE are maintaining close communication with the UAE authorities regarding the matter, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government has appointed an experienced law firm to pursue the return of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed to Bangladesh through legal channels. \u201cWe have appointed an experienced law firm and instructed it to seek the cancellation of Benazir Ahmed\u2019s bail. 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