Former Air Force Chief Sheikh Abdul Hannan Arrested in Qatar

Anti-Corruption Commission Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam confirmed the arrest on Sunday (October 18). Qatar Police reportedly arrested Hannan on October 15, and Interpol later notified the ACC by email.

The ACC filed a case against Hannan in July 2025 over allegations of acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income and conducting suspicious financial transactions. A separate case was filed against his wife, Tahmida Begum, at the same time.

According to the ACC, Hannan allegedly accumulated around Tk 3.29 crore in unexplained wealth and conducted suspicious transactions worth approximately Tk 27.63 crore through six bank accounts. The allegations remain under investigation.

In May 2025, a court ordered the attachment or freezing of several flats, plots of land, a building under construction and bank accounts linked to Hannan. The court later issued further orders concerning his assets.