Tangail

Eight officials of co-op bank sued

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in Tangail sued eight officials of Dhaka Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd in a graft case on Wednesday.  Sources said ACC assistant director Mohammad Moazzem Hossain lodged the case with Jamalpur police station.  The accused officials are Manager of the branch Obaidullah Ibne Haque of Aulai Krishnapur village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila, Officer Lipiara Pervin of Sengua village in Sarisabari upazila, chairman of the bank Md Rafiqul Alam of Mogdhora village in Sawndhip upazila, MD of the bank Md Lutfor Rahman of Hatikhola village in Gafargao upazila, officers of the bank Khondaker Md Nurul Amin, Md Saiful Islam, Shermin Sultana and Asma Khatun.
According to Tangail ACC and the case story, Dhaka Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd set up its head office at 143, Rokeya Sarani of Mirpur in Dhaka. The bank opened 37 branches in the country. Jamalpur branch was opened on May 2011. Many depositors have kept their money in Jamalpur branch at 24 percent interest as promised by the bank. The money kept by the clients in the form of FDR (fixed deport receipt) is sent to head office through Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd. The bank functioned normally until September 23, 2013, when the branch was closed down for misappropriation of money. The officials who misappropriated the money had fled the place.

 

Tangail

Eight officials of co-op bank sued

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in Tangail sued eight officials of Dhaka Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd in a graft case on Wednesday. Sources said ACC assistant director Mohammad Moazzem Hossain lodged the case with Jamalpur police station. The accused officials are Manager of the branch Obaidullah Ibne Haque of Aulai Krishnapur village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila, Officer Lipiara Pervin of Sengua village in Sarisabari upazila, chairman of the bank Md Rafiqul Alam of Mogdhora village in Sawndhip upazila, MD of the bank Md Lutfor Rahman of Hatikhola village in Gafargao upazila, officers of the bank Khondaker Md Nurul Amin, Md Saiful Islam, Shermin Sultana and Asma Khatun. According to Tangail ACC and the case story, Dhaka Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd set up its head office at 143, Rokeya Sarani of Mirpur in Dhaka. The bank opened 37 branches in the country. Jamalpur branch was opened on May 2011. Many depositors have kept their money in Jamalpur branch at 24 percent interest as promised by the bank. The money kept by the clients in the form of FDR (fixed deport receipt) is sent to head office through Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd. The bank functioned normally until September 23, 2013, when the branch was closed down for misappropriation of money. The officials who misappropriated the money had fled the place.