2 Grameen Bank officials jailed for graft

A Barisal court yesterday sentenced two officials of Grameen Bank to 7-year imprisonment each for corruption and misappropriations.

The court also fined each of the convict Tk 15 lakh or to serve six more months imprisonment, in default, after examining 8 witnesses and other evidences.

Dilip Kumar Bhoumik, judge of the divisional special tribunal, handed down the verdict in absence of the convict.

Md Rashid, bench clerk of the court, said the two convicts but fugitive accused were Delwar Hossain, former manager and Shah Alam, officer of Grameen Bank, Raepasha-Karapur branch under Barisal Sadar upazila. Court sources said the accused collected and misappropriated Tk.13.21 lakh from January 3, 2011 to July 7, 2011 against installments of 22 clients of micro-credit loans.

After receiving allegations from the clients GB authorities suspended the officials and Anti-Corruption Commission started investigation.

Wazed Ali Gazi, assistant director of ACC Barisal office, lodged a case in this connection against the two accused on October 3, 2012 after receiving facts in investigation. Bahadur Alam, assistant director of ACC, submitted charge-sheet against both of the two accused on November 27, 2014.

2 Grameen Bank officials jailed for graft

A Barisal court yesterday sentenced two officials of Grameen Bank to 7-year imprisonment each for corruption and misappropriations. The court also fined each of the convict Tk 15 lakh or to serve six more months imprisonment, in default, after examining 8 witnesses and other evidences. Dilip Kumar Bhoumik, judge of the divisional special tribunal, handed down the verdict in absence of the convict. Md Rashid, bench clerk of the court, said the two convicts but fugitive accused were Delwar Hossain, former manager and Shah Alam, officer of Grameen Bank, Raepasha-Karapur branch under Barisal Sadar upazila. Court sources said the accused collected and misappropriated Tk.13.21 lakh from January 3, 2011 to July 7, 2011 against installments of 22 clients of micro-credit loans. After receiving allegations from the clients GB authorities suspended the officials and Anti-Corruption Commission started investigation. Wazed Ali Gazi, assistant director of ACC Barisal office, lodged a case in this connection against the two accused on October 3, 2012 after receiving facts in investigation. Bahadur Alam, assistant director of ACC, submitted charge-sheet against both of the two accused on November 27, 2014.