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Dhaka
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Haris Ahmed
A family-network figure whose record combines murder-conviction reporting, clemency reporting, and contested investigative allegations about overseas identity and influence.
Family networkSecurityBusiness
- Public identity
- Convicted in absentia in Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case reporting
- Era
- 1990s-2024
- Main area
- Dhaka
- Organizations
Aliases: Harris Ahmed, Mohammad Hasan
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Why this person is listed
Included because public sources report his conviction in the 1996 Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case, later clemency, Al Jazeera investigative allegations under the alias Mohammad Hasan, and an extortion complaint naming him alongside Aziz and Tofail Ahmed Joseph.
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Reported themes: murder conviction in absentia, clemency reporting, false-identity allegations, overseas business allegations, and extortion-complaint reporting.
Public impact
The public-interest value is understanding how power in state institutions, policing, media, urban governance, or finance is discussed in records.
Historical legacy
Daily Star and Prothom Alo reporting says Haris Ahmed and Anis Ahmed were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case while absconding, and Prothom Alo later reported government clemency for them. Al Jazeera's investigation alleged Haris lived abroad under the false identity Mohammad Hasan and made claims about access to state security and contract networks. These investigative allegations are kept separate from court outcomes.
Next steps should model each claim, case, court order, response, or correction as a separate structured record.
Life, power and events timeline
Structured sources
All the Prime Minister's Men
ReviewedAl Jazeera Investigative Unit · 1 Feb 2021
Investigative report alleging that Haris and Anis Ahmed, brothers of General Aziz Ahmed, lived abroad after murder convictions and that the family network was linked to bribe, contract, and security-force influence claims. The report says subjects were contacted for response.
ACC to probe corruption allegations against ex-army chief Gen Aziz, his brothers
ReviewedThe Business Standard · 4 Sep 2024
Report that the ACC decided to investigate allegations of illegal asset accumulation, money laundering, and irregularities against Aziz Ahmed and brothers Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed.
Extortion case filed against Aziz, Benazir
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 19 Sep 2024
BSS report that businessman Selim Prodhan filed a court complaint naming Aziz Ahmed, Benazir Ahmed, Haris Ahmed, Tofail Ahmed alias Joseph, and another accused over alleged extortion and abduction; the magistrate directed CID to investigate.
President pardons top terror Joseph
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 30 May 2018
Report that Tofayel Ahmed Joseph was released after presidential clemency; it recounts his 2004 death sentence for the 1996 murder of Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, later commutation to life imprisonment, and Haris and Anis Ahmed's life sentences in the same case.
Government pardon for Haris and Anis too
ReviewedProthom Alo · 4 Feb 2021
Report that Haris Ahmed and Anis Ahmed, brothers of General Aziz Ahmed, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case and were later granted clemency under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.