Basic Bank official among 4 held by ACC

Loan scam

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested four people, including a Basic Bank official, in connection with swindling out of huge money from the state-run bank, reports UNB.
An ACC team, led by its director Syed Iqbal Hossain, conducted drives in the capital’s Gulshan, Uttara, Baridhara, Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas on Sunday night and detained the four people.
The detainees are Syed Hasibul Gani of M/s Emerent Dress Limited, proprietor of Asian Shipping BD Md Akbar Hossain, managing director of a private firm Foyzun Nabi Chowdhury and assistant general manager of Basic Bank Iqramul Bari.
Iqbal Hossain said the ACC detained the four people to gear up its investigation into the Basic Bank loan scam. The detainees, now in Ramna Police Station, are supposed to be produced before court on Monday evening as the Commission will seek to take them on remand for questioning, official sources said. Earlier on January 7 last, the Commission arrested three officials of Basic Bank in connection with the loan scam.
In September 2015, the national anti-graft body filed 56 cases against 156 people in connection with the swindling out of about Tk 2,000 crore from Basic Bank. The detainees were sued in most of the cases. On October 22, 2015, the ACC formed a six-member probe team to investigate the cases.

Basic Bank official among 4 held by ACC

Loan scam

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested four people, including a Basic Bank official, in connection with swindling out of huge money from the state-run bank, reports UNB. An ACC team, led by its director Syed Iqbal Hossain, conducted drives in the capitals Gulshan, Uttara, Baridhara, Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas on Sunday night and detained the four people. The detainees are Syed Hasibul Gani of M/s Emerent Dress Limited, proprietor of Asian Shipping BD Md Akbar Hossain, managing director of a private firm Foyzun Nabi Chowdhury and assistant general manager of Basic Bank Iqramul Bari. Iqbal Hossain said the ACC detained the four people to gear up its investigation into the Basic Bank loan scam. The detainees, now in Ramna Police Station, are supposed to be produced before court on Monday evening as the Commission will seek to take them on remand for questioning, official sources said. Earlier on January 7 last, the Commission arrested three officials of Basic Bank in connection with the loan scam. In September 2015, the national anti-graft body filed 56 cases against 156 people in connection with the swindling out of about Tk 2,000 crore from Basic Bank. The detainees were sued in most of the cases. On October 22, 2015, the ACC formed a six-member probe team to investigate the cases.