The Biden administration has sanctioned a retired Bangladeshi general on accusations of “significant corruption.”
The State Department on Monday leveled the sanctions at retired Gen. Aziz Ahmed, making him and his immediate family ineligible for entry to the United States.
In a statement, Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said, “His actions have contributed to the undermining of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions and the public’s faith in public institutions and processes”.
Ahmed was the subject of an Al Jazeera documentary in 2021, which alleged that he cashed in on his position to live in luxury and that he helped two brothers flee overseas to escape Bangladeshi law enforcement.
In a statement, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Ahmed’s actions “have contributed to the undermining of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions and the public’s faith in public institutions and processes.”
Ahmed served as chief of army staff in the Bangladeshi military from 2018 until he retired in 2021.
