Interpol issues red alert against Sheikh Hasina, 12 others

POBNEWS24 Dhaka, April 19, 2025 : An application has been made to the international police organization Interpol to issue a ‘red alert’ against 12 people, including former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, General Secretary and former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. The National Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police has made this application to Interpol in three separate phases to bring back these individuals who have fled to different countries.
Assistant Inspector General (Media and Public Relations) of Police Headquarters Enamul Haque confirmed the matter to NTV Online on Saturday (April 19) afternoon.
Apart from ousted Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader, applications for issuing red alerts were filed against former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, former Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, former Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, former Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former Prime Minister’s Defense Advisor Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique, former State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid, former State Minister for Information Mohammad Ali Arafat and former IGP Benazir Ahmed. Inamul Haque said that the NCB branch of the Police Headquarters submits red notice applications to Interpol in response to the request of a learned court, learned prosecution or investigative agency. This application is made in the context of complaints received in cases and investigations. Interpol helps in identifying the location of accused fleeing abroad, but even if the possible location of fugitives abroad is confirmed, it is reported to Interpol. The issue of issuing a red notice is under process at Interpol.
In November last year, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal requested the Police Headquarters to apply for a red alert to Interpol to arrest Sheikh Hasina. In February this year, an application was made to Interpol to issue a red alert against Benazir.
According to police sources, among the 12 people against whom a red alert has been applied for, including Sheikh Hasina, the application against Benazir Ahmed has raised allegations of financial crimes. The application against others has added information about their involvement in crimes against humanity.
The NCB applied to Interpol on April 10 against 10 other people besides Sheikh Hasina and Benazir Ahmed. Earlier, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal sent a letter with documents to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Police Headquarters to issue a red notice against them through Interpol.
Each of the 12 people against whom the NCB has applied to issue a red alert has a warrant or arrest warrant from a Bangladeshi court in various cases.