ACC approves charge sheet against five including three bankers

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved a charge sheet against five people including three bankers for their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk 2.59 billion from Agrani Bank Ltd.

According to the case, filed by ACC deputy director Niyamul Ahsan Gazi on April 03, 2019, Agrabad corporate branch of Agrani Bank Ltd, during FY 2011-12, approved loans to Marrine Vegetable Oil Ltd, a concern of Chattogram based Nurjahan Group, despite the company's unpaid loans to the bank.

The accused are -- Marrine Vegetable Oil Ltd Chairman Tipu Sultan, its managing director Zahir Ahammed, former senior officer of Agrani Bank Tripad Chakma, former senior principal officer Md Ramiz Uddin, and former manager of Agrani Bank's Agrabad branch Belayet Hossain.

The bank approved loans of Tk 3.27 billion against placement of letter of credit (LC) and Tk 2.29 billion against trust receipt (TR) to import 35,000 metric tonnes of crude Palm Olein from Malaysia and Indonesia.

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