The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned 11 former Janata Bank officials and eight incumbent senior officials of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) in connection with a loan scam of Ananda Shipyard.
On Wednesday, separate notices signed by ACC Senior Deputy Director Mir Jainul Abedin Shibly and addressed to eight BDBL officials were sent to the bank’s managing director, while separate notices were also sent to eleven former officials of Janata Bank on Thursday, said a top official at the commission.
The BDBL officials are to appear before the commission on February 4 and the ex-officials of Janata Bank on February 5 and 8.
The ACC source said the commission found irregularities against the BDBL in disbursing Tk90 lakh worth of loans.
In the name of exporting ships, the Ananda Shipyard – with no prior experience in exporting ships – has taken nearly Tk1,300 crore from 14 banks and financial institutions without depositing proper security in accordance with bank rules, the ACC source added.
Following an investigation by the Bangladesh Bank, the ACC probed the allegations in April last year.
The BDBL officials summoned on February 4 are its General Manager Nurur Rahman Kadri, Senior Principal Officer (SPO) Imamur Rashid of principal branch; SPO Dinesh Chandra Saha of Motijheel branch; SPO Yunus Ali of Faridpur branch; Assistant General Manager (AGM) Engineer SM Sirajul Islam, former SPO Najrul Islam of head office; Deputy General Manager (DGM) Tapan Kumer Roy and Banking Consultant Mahe Alam of Agrabad branch.
On February 5, the ACC summoned former Janata Bank officials first assistant general manager (FAGM) and manager Samsunnahar Begum, AGM Afjal Hossain, DGM Najrul Islam, GM Nuruzzaman and FAGM Enamul Haq of local office.
The former Janata Bank officials summoned on February 8 are FAGM Musfiqur Rahman, assistant executive officer Israfil Sikder, FAGM MA Matin, manager Mahfujur Rahman, AGM Purnendo Kumer Roy and AGM Sagar Ahmed of local office.