Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against 58 individuals, including Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC officials and businessmen, for embezzling Tk 1,092.43 crore using fake documents.
Among the accused is former chairman Ahsanul Alam, son of Mohammad Saiful Alam.
ACC Deputy Director Yasir Arafat filed the case with ACC Integrated District Office-1, as confirmed by ACC Deputy Director Nazmus Sadat.
“They embezzled Tk 1,092.43 crore in collaboration with each other by submitting fake documents to secure a loan from the Chaktai Branch of Islami Bank under the name of Murad Enterprise,” Sadat said.
The case follows a long investigation that revealed top officials were involved and benefitted from the illegal loan disbursement.
The accused include former chairman Ahsanul Alam, Fasiul Alam, Kazi Shahidul Alam, Sirajul Kabir, Joynal Abedin, former director Md Selim Uddin, former vice-president Tanvir Ahmed, Nominee Director Syed Abu Asad, Chaktai Branch Head and Assistant Vice-President Monzur Hasan, Chaktai Branch Manager Ahsan Ullah, and the proprietor of Murad Enterprise, Gulam Sarwer Chowdhury, among others.
According to the case report, the Chaktai Branch disbursed Tk 966.65 crore in loans to Murad Enterprise on November 23, 2021, without receiving valid documents. The loan was approved just six days after the company opened an account with the branch.
The bank’s investment committee approved the loan without conducting a proper investigation, the report said.
