The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved the charge sheet against 26 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman professor Abul Barkat, in a case filed over embezzling Tk聽297 crore.
The commission also approved another charge sheet against Mohiuddin Ahmed, former chairman of Bangladesh Cooperative Bank, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and concealing information of assets.
ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information to journalists at a press briefing at the commission headquarters in the capital Dhaka on the day.
The other accused in the case against 26 people include former Janata Bank directors Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Nagibul Islam Dipu, RM Debnath, Abu Hena Mohammad Raji Hassan and former managing director Abdus Salam Azad and Suprovo Spinning Limited managing director Md Anwar Hossain.
According to the case statement, Suprovo Spinning鈥檚 MD Anwar Hossain took Tk聽297.38 crore in loans from Janata Bank through fraud and forgery, and embezzled and laundered the funds in collusion with the other accused.
Despite no actual factory or structure existing on the mortgaged land, Anwar overvalued the land and property at Tk 609.89 crore, and with the assistance of other accused, obtained a loan amount of Tk 297.38 crore, which was subsequently embezzled, the statement said.
The ACC, however, dropped the names of Suprovo Spinning Limited director Md Abu Talha, former Janata Bank managing director Md Abdul Jabbar and former Bangladesh Bank additional director Mosammat Ismot Ara Begum as their involvement in the scam was not found during the investigation.
The ACC initially accused 23 people of the loan scam, but six more people were added to the case during its investigation, the ACC official said.
Meanwhile, the ACC approved a charge sheet against Mohiuddin Ahmed, former chairman of Bangladesh Cooperative Bank, in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth and concealing assets.
Mohiuddin, also a former joint secretary of the Awami League Dhaka South City unit, is accused of concealing assets worth Tk聽46.37 lakh and acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk聽3.55 crore.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday imposed a travel ban on journalist and UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals Ltd director Subhash Singha Roy and his wife and former lawmaker Mamata Hena Lovely over graft allegations.
Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, allowing a plea of the ACC.
The ACC in its plea said it had already appointed an enquiry officer to probe the allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering against the couple.
The anti-graft body learnt that the accused were trying to flee the country, and that was why a travel ban should be imposed on them, the plea mentioned.
