ACC sues 23 for embezzling Tk 236 crore

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed three separate cases against 23 people, including former Chairman of Arab-Bangladesh Bank, for allegedly embezzling Tk 236 crore from the bank.

Deputy Director of ACC head office Jahangir Alam and Assistant Director Nargis Sultana filed the cases with Dhaka Coordinated District Office-1.

ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter.

The accused are- AB Bank Limited’s former Chairman M Wahidul Haque, Director Firoz Ahmed, former director M A Awal, Fahim Ul Haque, Dr. Md Imtiaz Hossain, Syed Afzal Hasan Uddin, Shishur Ranjan Bose, BB Saha Roy, Jakia S R Khan, Mezbaul Haque, AB Bank’s DMD ad head of operations Sazzad Hossaim, former EVP and head of ICCD Md Shahjahan, EVP and head of ICCD Md Aminur Rahman, former EVP Sarfuddin Ahmed, AB Bank Limited’s vice-president Md. Shahjahan, Senior principal officer Arif Newaz, senior vice-president Md. Salah Uddin, Assistant vice president Kazi Ashikur Rahman, former EVP Kazi Nasim Ahmed, former SEVP and head of business Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, former SEVP and head of business Salma Aktar, former DMD and head of credit committee Mashiur Rahman, former MD and president of credit committee Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury and businessman ANM Tayebu Rashid.

According to the case statement, the accused sent Tk236.8 crore the money using their facilities for money laundering.