Dhaka, June 17: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday interrogated detained four officials of Sonali Bank in connection with the much-talked-about
Sonali Bank loan scam of Tk 3,500 crore.
A seven-member ACC investigation team, led by its deputy director Joynal Abedin Shibly, started grilling them at the central jail gate around 11 am and continued it still 3 pm, ACC Public Relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB. Earlier, detained manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel Branch AKM Azizur Rahman, its general manger Mir Mohidur Rahman and deputy general managers Sheikh Altaf Hossain and Safizuddin Ahmed were brought to the central jail from Kashimpur Jail, and the ACC team grilled them at the central jail gate today.
On Sunday, the ACC investigation team interrogated managing director of Hall-Mark Group Tanvir Mahmud, its chairman Jesmin Islam and general manager Tushar Ahmed at the central jail gate in connection with the loan scam.
On October 4, 2012, the ACC filed 11 cases against 27 people, including 20 officials of Sonali Bank, with the Ramna Police Station on charge of swindling Tk 1,568 crore from the Ruposhi Bangla branch of the state-owned bank, showing fake documents.
The seven accused of Hallmark Group in the cases are Tanvir Mahmud and Jesmin Islam and Tushar Ahmed, its sister concern Anwar Spinning Mills managing director Jahangir Alam, Century International Limited managing director Ziaur Rahman, Max Spinning Mills managing director Mir Zakaria and Apparel Enterprise managing director Shahidul Islam.
The accused officials of Sonali Bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch are former assistant general manager AKM Azizur Rahman, suspended assistant general manager Saiful Hasan, suspended executive officer Abdul Matin, senior executive officer Mehrunnisa Meri and former senior executive officer Wahiduzzaman.
The 15 accused officials of Sonali Bank’s head office are former managing director Humayun Kabir, former deputy managing directors Mainul Haque and Atiqur Rahman, general manager ANM Masrurul Huda Siraji, Sabita Siraj, Noni Gopal Nath and Mir Mohidur Rahman, former deputy general manager Shaikh Altaf Hussain, suspended deputy general managers Bhagabati Majumder, Safizuddin Ahamed, deputy general manager Kaniz Fatema Chowdhury, suspended assistant general managers Kamrul Hossain Khan and Ashraf Ali Patwari, assistant general managers Abul Hasan and Khurshid Alam.
-With The Independent input
