Ananda Shipyard scam: ACC grills 6 more IBBL officials
UNB, Dhaka :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated six more officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) in connection with the allegation of embezzlement of nearly Tk 1,300 crore by Ananda Shipyard.
An ACC team, led by its deputy director Zainul Abedin Shebly, questioned them for nearly three hours from 10 am at the ACC head office, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
The IBBL officials, interrogated by ACC, were senior vice president Gias Uddin Ahmed, vice presidents Abu Sufian, assistant vice president Monir Hossain, executive vice president Abul Bashar, senior principal officer Ahmed Ali and officer AKM Burhan Uddin.
Earlier on Wednesday, the ACC also questioned another seven IBBL officials.
In April 2014, the ACC initiated a probe into the allegation of swindling out of about Tk 1,300 crore from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions by Ananda Shipyard, a manufacturer and exporter of ships.
According to the graft allegation, Ananda Shipyard took loans of Tk 1,300 crore
from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions showing fake documents. The banks disbursed the loans violating banking rules when Ananda Shipyard had no experience of building ships.
The Bangladesh Bank in its inspections also found such irregularities in disbursing loans by the banks and financial institutions.
According to the central bank report, Ananda Shipyard took loans of Tk 456.34 crore from IBBL while about Tk 187 crore from Arab-Bangladesh Bank Limited, Tk 221.2 crore from Mercantile Bank, Tk 114.21 crore from One Bank, Tk 238 crore from Janata Bank, Tk 24 crore from Bangladesh Development Bank and Tk 15.14 crore from NCC Bank.
Ananda Shipyard also took loans of Tk 1.93 crore from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company (BIFCL), Tk 23.18 crore from Finix Finance and Development Limited, Tk 11.75 crore from Fareast Finance and Development Limited, Tk 3.72 crore from IDLC, Tk 2.92 crore from Housing Finance and Investment Limited, Tk 3.92 crore from Haj Finance Company Limited, and Tk 3 crore from Premier Leasing & Finance Limited.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated six more officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) in connection with the allegation of embezzlement of nearly Tk 1,300 crore by Ananda Shipyard.
An ACC team, led by its deputy director Zainul Abedin Shebly, questioned them for nearly three hours from 10 am at the ACC head office, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
The IBBL officials, interrogated by ACC, were senior vice president Gias Uddin Ahmed, vice presidents Abu Sufian, assistant vice president Monir Hossain, executive vice president Abul Bashar, senior principal officer Ahmed Ali and officer AKM Burhan Uddin.
Earlier on Wednesday, the ACC also questioned another seven IBBL officials.
In April 2014, the ACC initiated a probe into the allegation of swindling out of about Tk 1,300 crore from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions by Ananda Shipyard, a manufacturer and exporter of ships.
According to the graft allegation, Ananda Shipyard took loans of Tk 1,300 crore
from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions showing fake documents. The banks disbursed the loans violating banking rules when Ananda Shipyard had no experience of building ships.
The Bangladesh Bank in its inspections also found such irregularities in disbursing loans by the banks and financial institutions.
According to the central bank report, Ananda Shipyard took loans of Tk 456.34 crore from IBBL while about Tk 187 crore from Arab-Bangladesh Bank Limited, Tk 221.2 crore from Mercantile Bank, Tk 114.21 crore from One Bank, Tk 238 crore from Janata Bank, Tk 24 crore from Bangladesh Development Bank and Tk 15.14 crore from NCC Bank.
Ananda Shipyard also took loans of Tk 1.93 crore from Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company (BIFCL), Tk 23.18 crore from Finix Finance and Development Limited, Tk 11.75 crore from Fareast Finance and Development Limited, Tk 3.72 crore from IDLC, Tk 2.92 crore from Housing Finance and Investment Limited, Tk 3.92 crore from Haj Finance Company Limited, and Tk 3 crore from Premier Leasing & Finance Limited.