The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against 20 high officials of Maxim Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, a concern of Maxim Group, as well as its chairman and managing director for a Tk304 crore fraud, yesterday.
ACC Deputy Director Nur Hossain Khan lodged the case with the Ramna police station, said Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya.
The accused are Chairman M Mofizul Haque, MD Mohammad Habibur Rahman, and directors Mostafizur Rahman, Khairul Basher Sajal, Abdul Hannan Sarker, Syed Shariful Islam, and HM Amirul Islam.
According to the case statement, the ACC in July last year started inquiries into the allegations of a Tk1,500 crore fraud by Maxim Multi-purpose Cooperative Society against their depositors by offering high interest rates.
Later, the anti-graft watchdog found the fraud amount to be Tk304 crore.
