The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against 21 people, including Exim Bank鈥檚 current chair Nazrul Islam Swapan, managing director Mohammad Feroz Hossain, and former chair Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on charges of embezzling Tk 800 crore from the bank in the name of loan.
The commission also filed a case against former lawmaker for Jashore-3 constituency Kazi Nabil Ahmed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk seven crore.
ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the filing of the two cases at a press briefing at the commission headquarters in Dhaka.
ACC assistant director Mohammad Shahjahan Miraz filed a case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 against Nazrul Islam Mazumder and 20 other people for embezzling total Tk 857 crore.
According to the case statement, the accused, in collusion with each other and with dishonest intent, abused their power, engaged in criminal misconduct and breach of trust by recommending, approving, disbursing, and receiving loans illegally.
It also said that the accused embezzled Tk 857,93,73,749.62 from Exim Bank PLC, head office corporate branch in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan, and laundered the misappropriated funds by transferring and converting them into various accounts to conceal their illicit nature, source, and ownership.
During the inquiry into the embezzlement under the name of 鈥楳adina Dates and Nuts,鈥� it was found that accused Mozammel Hossain, proprietor of Madina Dates and Nuts, with dishonest intent and in breach of trust, embezzled the Tk 857 crore without providing any collateral, purchasing goods, or keeping any hypothecated products.
The other accused are Exim Bank鈥檚 directors Nasrin Islam, Md Nurul Amin, Anjan Kumar Saha, former director Md Abdullah, former independent directors Nasmus Salehin and Mia Mohammad Kawser Alam, former senior vice-president Md Asad Malek, former vice-president Mosammat Jebunnesa Begum, senior officer Kawser Ahmed, vice-president Mohammad Arman Hossain, former executive vice-president Md Anisul Alam, additional deputy managing directors Md Israil Khan and Md Moidul Islam, deputy managing directors Maksuda Khanom and Md Jasim Uddin Bhuyain, and former additional deputy managing directors Shah Md Abdul Bari and Md Humayun Kabir.
The money embezzlement incident happened during the period of May 23, 2022 and August 7, 2025, said the case statement.
Earlier, on February 16, the commission also filed a case against Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the chair of NASSA Group and former chair of EXIM Bank on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 781.31 crore. Nazrul Islam is now in jail in connection with various cases.
Meanwhile, the commission filed a case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 against former lawmaker Kazi Nabil Ahmed on charges of amassing assets worth Tk 7.35 crore beyond his known sources of income.
The ACC case document also stated that Kazi Nabil Ahmed also made a suspicious transaction of Tk 109 crore in his 45 bank accounts.
Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Commission started inquiry into the allegation against the former Awami League lawmaker after the fall of the AL government on August 5, 2024 amid a student lead mass uprising.
