Bismillah Gr scam: ACC team differs on progress
Md Mahabub Alam :
The members of the investigation team of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) differed on progress of their findings of the much talked about Bismillah Group scam, which swindled Tk 1100 crore from five banks.
ACC Assistant Director Gulshan Anowar Prodhan, a team member on the graft matter said on Thursday that they have found credibility of the complaints against Bismillah Group, a terry towel producer, after final inquiry. The team will submit its report to the ACC with recommendation for framing charge sheet against the accused soon. He however, did not disclose the names of the accused.
ACC Assistant Director Mahbub Alam, who is another member of the investigation team, said that they might seek one more month to complete investigations. “It is a sensitive matter. Our investigation is in progress. No comment should be made in this matter”.
ACC Deputy Director Syed Iqbal, who is monitoring the investigation told The New Nation that he could not say anything about the progress of the investigation.
On November 3 in 2013, ACC filed 12 cases against 53 people, including 13 officials of Bismillah Group, with Motijheel, Ramna and New Market Police Stations.
The 13 officials of Bismillah Group, who were named in the cases, are Managing Director of Bismillah Towel Limited Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, its Chairman and Solaiman’s wife Nowrin Hasib, Directors Safiqul Anwar Chowdhury, Abida Hasib, Nahid Anwar Khan, Khandakar M Moinuddin Ashraf
and Sarwar Jahan, Deputy Managing Director of the company Akbar Aziz Muttaki, General Manager of Bismillah Towel Group Abul Hossain Chowdhury and Manager Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of Network Framework System Limited, M Akhter Hossain, TW Express owner M Moin Uddin, and owner of Bay Yarn Limited Ghulam Moinuddin Ahmed.
The remaining 40 accused are the officials of the Janata Bank, the Prime Bank, the Jamuna Bank, the Shahjalal Islami Bank and the Premier Bank.
Bismillah Group swindled Tk 526.96 crore from three branches of Janata Bank, Tk 326.51 crore from Motijheel Branch of Prime Bank, Tk 154.66 crore from Motijheel Branch of Jamuna Bank, Tk 104.04 crore from Eskaton Branch of Shahjalal Islami Bank and Tk 62.53 crore from Motijheel Branch of Premier Bank.
ACC having taken the matter into cognizance in February, 2013 assigned its Deputy Director Syed Iqbal Hossain, Assistant Directors Tawfiqul Islam and Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, Mahbub Alam and Shamsul Alam to look into the matter.
The team, after investigation for eight months submitted its primary report to the ACC on October 27 last year.
The members of the investigation team of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) differed on progress of their findings of the much talked about Bismillah Group scam, which swindled Tk 1100 crore from five banks.
ACC Assistant Director Gulshan Anowar Prodhan, a team member on the graft matter said on Thursday that they have found credibility of the complaints against Bismillah Group, a terry towel producer, after final inquiry. The team will submit its report to the ACC with recommendation for framing charge sheet against the accused soon. He however, did not disclose the names of the accused.
ACC Assistant Director Mahbub Alam, who is another member of the investigation team, said that they might seek one more month to complete investigations. “It is a sensitive matter. Our investigation is in progress. No comment should be made in this matter”.
ACC Deputy Director Syed Iqbal, who is monitoring the investigation told The New Nation that he could not say anything about the progress of the investigation.
On November 3 in 2013, ACC filed 12 cases against 53 people, including 13 officials of Bismillah Group, with Motijheel, Ramna and New Market Police Stations.
The 13 officials of Bismillah Group, who were named in the cases, are Managing Director of Bismillah Towel Limited Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, its Chairman and Solaiman’s wife Nowrin Hasib, Directors Safiqul Anwar Chowdhury, Abida Hasib, Nahid Anwar Khan, Khandakar M Moinuddin Ashraf
and Sarwar Jahan, Deputy Managing Director of the company Akbar Aziz Muttaki, General Manager of Bismillah Towel Group Abul Hossain Chowdhury and Manager Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of Network Framework System Limited, M Akhter Hossain, TW Express owner M Moin Uddin, and owner of Bay Yarn Limited Ghulam Moinuddin Ahmed.
The remaining 40 accused are the officials of the Janata Bank, the Prime Bank, the Jamuna Bank, the Shahjalal Islami Bank and the Premier Bank.
Bismillah Group swindled Tk 526.96 crore from three branches of Janata Bank, Tk 326.51 crore from Motijheel Branch of Prime Bank, Tk 154.66 crore from Motijheel Branch of Jamuna Bank, Tk 104.04 crore from Eskaton Branch of Shahjalal Islami Bank and Tk 62.53 crore from Motijheel Branch of Premier Bank.
ACC having taken the matter into cognizance in February, 2013 assigned its Deputy Director Syed Iqbal Hossain, Assistant Directors Tawfiqul Islam and Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, Mahbub Alam and Shamsul Alam to look into the matter.
The team, after investigation for eight months submitted its primary report to the ACC on October 27 last year.