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After the documentary published, Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime (CTTC) has submitted charge sheet before a Dhaka court against expatriate Zulkarnain Saer Khan alias Sami and six others in a case filed under Digital Security Act (DSA). In March 2023 Mahinur Ahmed Khan, alleges he was
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Harris Ahmed's business activities in Budapest were investigated through secret recordings. He changed his name to Hasan Mohammad and set up several businesses in different countries. In a conversation with a Bangladeshi businessman in Budapest, he is seen talking about supplying bullets to the
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from June 2018 till June 2021) and his three brothers' activities. Aziz's three brothers were convicted in 2004 of a murder. Among the brothers, Anis Ahmed and Haris Ahmed are currently on the run. A third brother, Tofail Ahmed Joseph, was released from prison with a presidential pardon.
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In other video recordings, Azis's brother Haris boasts of profits he made from military contracts using his brother's power as army chief to extract bribes. The documentary also provided photographic evidence that in March 2019, Haris and Anis visited
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on All the Prime Minister’s Men US embassy in Dhaka spokesperson Bryan Schiller in a statement, expects a thorough investigation into a reported attack on Mahinur Ahmed Khan.
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beaten with iron rods by four men in the Shewrapara, Mirpur, Dhaka. Mahinur’s brother, Zulkarnain Saer Khan, was one of the journalists who worked with
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The documents also showed that security forces imported Internet and mobile phone surveillance technology from
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Al Jazeera won the top prize for "Best Human Rights Journalism" (investigation category) in the 8th annual
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for the wedding of Aziz's son, where the two fugitives partied alongside Bangladesh President
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Although the two brothers are on the run, the documentary shows marrying Aziz Ahmed's son in
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Bangladesh Army. He also mentioned that up to Tk 5 crore was taken to get the job of
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In a trapped secret interview by Al Jazeera, Haris said that, the chief of police
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Documentary by Al Jazeera on Corruption of Bangladesh Army Chief's Family
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Yarno, Ritzen; Investigative Unit, Al Jazeera (21 May 2024).
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In a statement, the army headquarter of Bangladesh said,
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The documentary has been alleged to be defamatory by the
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with the connivance of the top people of the government.
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and foreign dignitaries during an opulent ceremony.
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Sheikh Hasina's accusations of Western interference
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Index


Al Jazeera Investigates
David Bergman
Tasneem Khalil
Zulkarnain Saer Khan
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Hungary
Al Jazeera Media Network
Al Jazeera English
Bangladesh
Qatar
Al Jazeera
Chief of Army Staff
Bangladesh Army
General Aziz Ahmed

Aziz Ahmed
Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Hungary
Budapest
Police
Sheikh Hasina
2014's
2018's elections
Benazir Ahmed
Israel

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