Sonali Bank yesterday filed a fresh case against Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud for realising Tk226.43 crore from Wall Mart Fashion Limited, which swindled a significant amount of money from the bank through forgery.
Abdus Salam, executive officer of the bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch, filed the case with Artha Rin Adalat 1 (Money Loan Court) in Dhaka for realising the amount.
Judge Md Rabiuzzaman took the case into cognisance and ordered the defendants to submit a written statement before the court by May 26 through their counsel.
With the case, the authorities of the state-run commercial bank have filed 13 cases against Hall-Mark Group for realising more than Tk388.25 crore.
Hall-Mark alone took away Tk2,686 crore from the bank through forged documents between 2010 and 2012. The scam shook the entire country when it came to light in May 2012.
On the other hand, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed 11 cases with Ramna police station against 27 persons tied to Hall-Mark and its lender Sonali Bank on October 4, 2012.
On October 7 last year, the graft watchdog pressed charges against 25 of the accused. Of them, seven persons including Tanvir are now behind the bars while Jasmine is on bail. Seventeen others are absconding.