The United States has imposed sanctions on Aziz Ahmed based on corruption charges. A statement issued in the US on Monday (after midnight on Tuesday in Bangladesh) said that Aziz Ahmed and his family members have been declared ineligible for entry into the US.
“The U.S. State Department today announced its decision to publicly designate former General Aziz Ahmed, formerly the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army, as a terrorist, for his involvement in significant corruption,” the statement read by U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. declare. Their actions have contributed to the erosion of Bangladesh's democratic institutions and public confidence in public institutions and processes. These public designations are made under section 7031(c) of the annual Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.”
This makes Aziz Ahmed and his family members generally ineligible to enter Bangladesh, the statement said.