Farmers Bank scam: Chisty among 4 remanded

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has placed former chairman of the Farmers Bank's Audit committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty (Babul Chisty) and his son among four on different terms of remand in a case filed over embezzlement of Tk 160 crore.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Golam Nabi passed the order on Tuesday.

The other convicts who were remanded are Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of Mahabubul Haque Chisty,  Masudur Rahman Khan, first president of Farmers Bank , and Zia Uddin Ahmed, senior vice president of the bank.

Of the accused, Mahabubul Haque Chisty was placed on a five-day remand while the other three on a four-day each.

Earlier, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Shamsul Alam produced them before the court and sought a 10-day remand for each.

The other accused of the case were known as Ruzi Chisty, wife of Mahabubul Haque Chisty, and Delowar Hossain, incumbent senior executive vice president of the bank (former manager of Gulshan Corporate Branch).

 

risingbd/Dhaka/April 10, 2018/Mamun Khan/A K Azad