A Dhaka court on Sunday summoned two more investigation officers of 13 corruption cases filed over BASIC Bank loan scams. They will explain whether the bank's board of directors was involved in the scams.
The officials are Anti-Corruption Commission's deputy directors Gulshan Anowar Prodhan and Monayem Hossain, who investigated the cases and submitted charge sheets.
Judge of the Special Judge's Court-1 in Dhaka, Abul Kashem, passed the order after hearing on charge sheets of the cases and some bail petitions filed by some of the accused.
Earlier on Thursday the same court summoned three investigation officers of 16 corruption cases filed over the BASIC Bank loan scams.
Gulshan Anowar Prodhan, who pressed charges against former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and 50 others in nine cases, was ordered to appear before the court on February 24. Monayem Hossain, who investigated four cases, was summoned to appear before the court on February 26.
Anti-Corruption Commission's Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir confirmed the court order to the FE.
Five investigation officers including Anowar Prodhan and Monayem Hossain have investigated the all 60 graft cases and submitted charge sheets against Bacchu and others.
After receiving their explanations, the judge will decide on charges against Bacchu and 146 others in connection with the cases, the prosecutor said.
On June 12, 2023, the ACC submitted charge sheets against Bacchu and 146 others over embezzlement of Tk 22.65 billion. However, the commission did not implicate the then-board members, who were in charge of the bank when the massive embezzlement occurred between 2009 and 2013.
During this period, Tk 45.00 billion was swindled from the bank, with more than 95 per cent of the loans sanctioned by the board.
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