IGP Benazir Ahmed has has got the US visa to attend attend a conference of police chiefs of different nations , organised by the United Nations (UN).
“The incumbent IGP had a US visa before the sanction was imposed. However, the UN Police Chief Conference is quite different from the US Sanctions territory. So, he wouldn’t be barred from participating in the conference,” a ministry source confirmed.
His visa was approved on condition of not participating in any other events but the conference.
“The IGP might not be allowed to go anywhere else in New York besides the conference venue, as per the protocol,” the source said, adding that Benazir was trying to get a confirmation through the US embassy that he will not be deported.
The United States on 10 December, 2021, sanctioned IGP Benazir and six other former and serving commanders in the Rapid Action Battalion for their human rights violations.
Despite sanctions on Benazir Ahmed, the government nominated him, along with other officials, to represent Bangladesh in the UN Summit.
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the summit from 31 August to 1 September, which is expected to discuss United Nations policing priorities in international peace and security processes, among other issues.
