ACC grills 6 bank officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated six officials of Sonali Bank in connection with the much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam, reports UNB. A seven-member investigation team, led by its deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibly, interrogated them at the Commission head office in the capital as witnesses of the swindling cases, ACC sources said. The bank officials who faced grilling today are AGM Mustafizur Rahman, inspector Rafiqul Islam Khan, DGM (vigilance and control division) MHS Abu Zafar, senior executive officer M Anisuzzaman, executive officer Abdul Latif and DGM (Comilla corporate branch) M Shawkat Ali. On Wednesday, the graft watchdog also quizzed AGM (ITFD) AKM Wahidul Haque Sajal, AGM (modern and reconstruction division) Khadiza Begum, AGM (Inspection and Audit) Anwar Hossain Khan, AGM M Ashraf Ullah, AGM Mashfur Rahman, AGM (Discipline and Appeal) M Masudul Islam and executive officer Mansurul Haque. On December 9, the graft watchdog also quizzed nine officials of Sonali Bank-senior executive officers Sirajul Islam, Azizul Haque Chowdhury, AKM Monsur Rahman Manik and Sohrab Hossain, executive officers M Asaduzzaman, Hania Ahmad and Shafiqul Islam, AGM Abul Bashar and AGM Mukhleasur Rahman. On January 1 this year, the ACC filed 26 cases against 35 officials of Sonali Bank and five business firms for swindling out over Tk 350 crore (funded) from the Ruposhi Bangla branch of the bank. The five business entities are T & Brothers Limited, Paragon Knit Composite Limited, Nakshi Knit Composite Limited, Khan Jahan Ali Sweaters Limited and DN Sports Limited. The business firms swindled the money in between October 2011 and May 2012.
-With UNB/The News Today input
