ACC summons nine AB Bank high-ups

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued fresh notice to nine current and former officials of AB Bank Limited to appear before its probe team at ACC headquarters for interrogation over their alleged involvement in money laundering (ML) to Singapore.

Former AB Bank chairman M Wahidul Haque and former managing director M Fazlur Rahman were asked to appear before the ACC team today (Thursday), said ACC deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee.

Mr Haque resigned from the position of the bank's chairman on December 21.

In second phase, its former managing director Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury and head of financial institute and treasury Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal have been called for interrogation on December 31.

Mr Pranab also said these people were allegedly involved in laundering US$ 42.54 million by setting up an offshore company in Singapore.

Five other current officials of the bank, including head of corporate affairs Mahfuz Ul Islam, head of offshore banking unit (OBU) Md Lokman and another OBU official Arif Newaz, company secretary Mahadev Sarker, and head-office official M N Azim, have been asked to appear before ACC on January 2, 2018 for questioning, he added.

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