2 bank officials among 3 sued over graft charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against three persons, including two bank officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 92.6 crore from Sonali Bank Ltd, reports UNB.

ACC deputy assistant director Md Mosharraf Hossain filed the case against them with Daulatpur Police Station in Khulna, ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya said.

The case was filed against owner of Eastern Jute Mills Limited Sanjit Kumar Das and then warehouse keeper of Sonali Bank's Daulatpur corporate branch Md Matiar Rahman (now godown keeper of Sonali Bank's Maheshpur branch) and then assistant general manager of the bank's Daulatpur branch Md Nazrul Islam (now AGM of Sonali Bank's Khulna corporate branch).

According to the case statement, Eastern Jute Mills earlier took over Tk 49 crore in loan from Sonali Bank's Daulatpur branch to import raw goods from abroad.

However, the mill did not import goods and the accused in collusion with each other swindled the money and caused a loss of Tk 92.6 crore (with interest) to the national exchequer.

The case was filed under the Penal Code and the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004.

2 bank officials among 3 sued over graft charge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against three persons, including two bank officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 92.6 crore from Sonali Bank Ltd, reports UNB. ACC deputy assistant director Md Mosharraf Hossain filed the case against them with Daulatpur Police Station in Khulna, ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya said. The case was filed against owner of Eastern Jute Mills Limited Sanjit Kumar Das and then warehouse keeper of Sonali Banks Daulatpur corporate branch Md Matiar Rahman (now godown keeper of Sonali Banks Maheshpur branch) and then assistant general manager of the banks Daulatpur branch Md Nazrul Islam (now AGM of Sonali Banks Khulna corporate branch). According to the case statement, Eastern Jute Mills earlier took over Tk 49 crore in loan from Sonali Banks Daulatpur branch to import raw goods from abroad. However, the mill did not import goods and the accused in collusion with each other swindled the money and caused a loss of Tk 92.6 crore (with interest) to the national exchequer. The case was filed under the Penal Code and the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004.