After the recent loan scam in Sonali Bank surfaced, The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday sued five people including three Rupali Bank officials for their alleged involvement in another financial scam.
ACC Deputy Director Jahangir Alam filed the case at Motijheel Police Station charging them under the Anti-Money Laundering Act for laundering Tk 150 million by providing false information and fake documents.
The accused Rupali Bank officials are Dilkusha branch's General Manager Atiqur Rahman, Senior Principal Officer Abdus Samad Sarker and Gulshan branch Deputy General Manager Mohammad Ali, who was Assistant General Manager at the Dilkusha branch.
The two other accused are Everest Holdings and Technology Limited Chairman Abu Borhan Siddiqe Chowdhury and Managing Director HM Bahauddin.
The ACC alleged the Dilkusha branch officials approved Tk 150 million loan to Everest Holdings and Technology Limited against a request for Tk 250 million in the time between Aug 16, 2010 and Jan 30, 2011 without proper inspection.
Recently, Sonali Bank Limited faced widespread criticism over the loan forgery that took place in the bank's Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch from where the Hallmark Group, along with other organisations, secured Tk 40 billion worth of loans through forged documents.
Bangladesh Bank unearthed the scam in a recent review which said that Hallmark Group alone took out over Tk 26 billion of the credit against phony collateral.
The ACC is investigating the matter and has interrogated top officials of the bank and other companies.
ACC Deputy Director Jahangir Alam filed the case at Motijheel Police Station charging them under the Anti-Money Laundering Act for laundering Tk 150 million by providing false information and fake documents.
The accused Rupali Bank officials are Dilkusha branch's General Manager Atiqur Rahman, Senior Principal Officer Abdus Samad Sarker and Gulshan branch Deputy General Manager Mohammad Ali, who was Assistant General Manager at the Dilkusha branch.
The two other accused are Everest Holdings and Technology Limited Chairman Abu Borhan Siddiqe Chowdhury and Managing Director HM Bahauddin.
The ACC alleged the Dilkusha branch officials approved Tk 150 million loan to Everest Holdings and Technology Limited against a request for Tk 250 million in the time between Aug 16, 2010 and Jan 30, 2011 without proper inspection.
Recently, Sonali Bank Limited faced widespread criticism over the loan forgery that took place in the bank's Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch from where the Hallmark Group, along with other organisations, secured Tk 40 billion worth of loans through forged documents.
Bangladesh Bank unearthed the scam in a recent review which said that Hallmark Group alone took out over Tk 26 billion of the credit against phony collateral.
The ACC is investigating the matter and has interrogated top officials of the bank and other companies.
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