Ex-Krishi Bank DGM sent to jail in graft case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has sent former deputy general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Md Iqbal Hossain Mollah to jail in a graft case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziarul Islam passed the order on Friday.

Earlier on Thursday night, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested from his Uttara residence for allegedly embezzling over Tk 49 crore.

On August 4, 2017, the ACC filed a case with Tejgaon Police Station against Iqbal and others for allegedly swindling out money from the bank.

According to the case statement, Iqbal in collusion with others plundered over Tk 49 crore from Krishi Bank’s Karwan Bazar branch preparing fake loan documents.

risingbd/Dhaka/September 22, 2017/Mamun Khan/A K Azad