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Agrani Bank MD among 3 held

Nasim || risingbd.com

Published: 13:14, 30 June 2016   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Agrani Bank MD among 3 held

Staff Correspondent: Suspended Agrani Bank Managing Director Mizanur Rahman Khan and two other officials of the bank were arrested for their alleged involvement in a number of loan scams involving Tk 94.8 crore.

The other two arrestees are Agrani Bank DGM Akhtarul Alam and AGM Shafiullah.

The law enforcers detained the three officials from Motijheel area on Thursday afternoon.

Earlier, Anti Corruption Commission`s Deputy Director Benazir filed the case (case number 38) with Motijheel police station against all three officials.

An ACC official said Mizanur will be kept either in Shahbagh or Ramna police custody.  

Mizanur was appointed additionally as acting MD following the Finance Ministry`s instruction on Thursday. He was also carrying out duty as deputy managing director of the bank.

On Wednesday, Bangladesh Bank fired immediate former MD Abdul Hamid on the allegation of loan irregularities and sent official letter in this regarding this morning.

The BB standing committee, led by deputy governor Abu Hena Mohd Razee Hassan, on June 21 submitted the recommendation to the central bank governor to remove Mizanur Rahman Khan after interrogating the Agrani Bank MD in a personal hearing in June 13-15 at the BB headquarters in the capital.

The central bank earlier had removed former BASIC Bank managing director Kazi Fakhrul Islam due to his involvement in loan scams.

risingbd/Dhaka/Jun 30, 2016/MA Rahman/Nasim

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