2 ex-officials of Grameen Bank jailed for embezzling deposits

Two former officials of Grameen Bank on Monday afternoon were sentenced to 10 years imprisonments for misappropriating deposits of customers by using fake signatures.

The sentenced two accused were Delwar Hossain and Shah Alam, former manager and officer of Raipasha-Karapur branch of Grameen Bank in Barisal city.
Dilip Kumar Bhoumik, judge of the divisional special court, after examining 15 witnesses and other documents and evidences handed down the verdict in absent of the absconding two accused.
The court also fined each of the two accused Tk.25 lakh or to serve more six months in jail, in default.
Harunor Rashid, bench clerk of the court, narrating the case story in brief said the both accused while working at Raipasha-Karapur branch of GB from March 10 to July 31 of 2011, misappropriated Tk 17.25 lakh from the 'deposit double in 7-year' accounts of 9 customers by using fake signatures.
Wazed Ali Gazi, assistant director of Anti Corruption Commission, receiving allegations of the customers lodged a case in this connection against the two accused with Barisal Kotwali police station on October 3, 2012.
Bahadur Alam, AD of ACC, submitted charge sheet against the both accused on October 14, 2014, court sources said. 

2 ex-officials of Grameen Bank jailed for embezzling deposits

Two former officials of Grameen Bank on Monday afternoon were sentenced to 10 years imprisonments for misappropriating deposits of customers by using fake signatures. The sentenced two accused were Delwar Hossain and Shah Alam, former manager and officer of Raipasha-Karapur branch of Grameen Bank in Barisal city. Dilip Kumar Bhoumik, judge of the divisional special court, after examining 15 witnesses and other documents and evidences handed down the verdict in absent ofthe absconding two accused. The court also fined each of the two accused Tk.25 lakh or to serve moresix months in jail, in default. Harunor Rashid, bench clerk of the court, narrating the case story in brief said the both accused while working at Raipasha-Karapur branch of GB from March 10 to July 31 of 2011, misappropriated Tk 17.25 lakh from the deposit double in 7-year accounts of 9 customers by using fake signatures. Wazed Ali Gazi, assistant director of Anti Corruption Commission, receiving allegations of the customers lodged a case in this connection against the two accused with Barisal Kotwali police station on October 3, 2012. Bahadur Alam, AD of ACC, submitted charge sheet against the both accused on October 14, 2014, court sources said.