The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated three former BASIC Bank officials over a Tk2,200 crore loan scam.
The three – former deputy managing directors Fazlu Sobhan and Md Selim, and former deputy general manager Sipar Ahmed – were detained in connection with the investigation of the 56 cases filed by the commission in September last year. They were named as the prime accused in the cases.
They were brought to the commission in the morning and grilled in the ACC chairman’s room amid strict confidentiality.
After interrogation, they were sent to the court, sources said.
The investigating officers – ACC Deputy Director Md Ibrahim and Deputy Director Hritik Saha – showed the trio arrested in two cases filed with Motijheel and Gulshan police stations, and submitted a petition seeking a seven-day remand order.
Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaisarul Islam set January 11 to hear the remand petition.
Sobhan, Selim and Sipar were removed from their posts in the wake of corruption allegations.
BNP leader Tarique under ACC scanner
On Wednesday, the ACC at its regular meeting decided to initiate an inquiry against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman.
ACC Deputy Director Harunur Rashid was tasked with running the inquiry into Tarique’s assets and income sources.
An official of the commission told the Dhaka Tribune the decision was made after questions regarding the BNP leader’s income and expenses in London were raised at the meeting.