The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against seven people, including five former high officials of Farmers Bank Ltd, for embezzling Tk30 crore from the bank.
ACC Deputy Director Shamsul Alam filed the case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 with Gulshan police station on Sunday, said ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya.
The accused are: Farmers Bank’s former managing director (MD) and CEO Chowdhury Istiaque Ahmed, Bansprati Products Ltd MD Shahabuddin Alam and Chairman Yeasmin Alam, former additional director of the bank AMM Shamim, SVP of the bank Ziauddin Ahmed, former manager and SVP of Gulshan corporate branch Delowar Hossain, and former chairman of audit committee of the bank Mahbubul Haque Chisty.
During investigation, the ACC found irregularities in the processing of loans and evidence of money being siphoned off, reported UNB.