The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 23 individuals, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barakat, on charges of embezzling Tk297 crore from AnonTex Group.
ACC Deputy Director Md Nazmul Hossain filed the case on Thursday, accusing the individuals of fraud and forgery in collusion with bank officials.
Among the accused are former deputy governor-2 Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan, former assistant director Ismat Ara Begum, former Janata Bank directors Dr Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Md Imdadul Haque, Nagibul Islam Dipu, Dr R M Debnath, Md Abu Naser, Sangeeta Ahmed, and former director Prof Dr Nitai Chandra Nath.
Also named in the case are Janata Bank Managing Director and CEO Abdus Salam Azad, former deputy general manager Azmul Haque, former AGM Ajay Kumar Ghosh, former manager (Industrial Loan-1) of Janata Bhaban Corporate Branch Md Golam Azam, executive engineer (SME Department) Md Shahjahan, SEO Md Emdadul Haque, former deputy general manager Md Abdul Jabbar, former DMD Md Golam Faruk, and former deputy managing director Omar Faruk.
Additionally, Chairman of AnonTex Group Md Yunus Badal, Managing Director of Messrs Suprabh Spinning Limited Md Anwar Hossain, and Director Md Abu Talha have also been implicated.
According to the case statement, the accused allegedly embezzled Tk297.38 crore from Janata Bank through fraud and forgery, laundering the funds in collusion with bank officials.
