M K Alamgir, six others sued over Tk 88.6m embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against former Home Minister and former Chairman of Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank Limited), Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, along with six others for alleged embezzlement and money laundering involving a substantial amount of money.

On October 23, the case was registered by ACC's Deputy Director Syed Ataul Kabir at the agency's integrated district office in Jamalpur.

The ACC revealed the information at a press conference at its headquarters on Wednesday.

At the press briefing, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain stated that the accused were involved in suspicious transactions intended to hide the illegal origins, location, and control of embezzled funds totaling Tk 88.6 million.

The charges were filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act for misappropriation of funds and engaging in suspicious financial activities.

According to the case details, the accused are charged with conspiring to misappropriate Tk 88.6 million from Farmers Bank under the guise of loans, as well as engaging in money laundering activities.

The other defendants in the case include Rashedul Haque Chishti, the owner of RCL Plastic Industries, along with Mohammad Faruk, Hiran Rahman, Ibrahim Khan, Masudur Rahman Khan (the head of the Jamalpur Baksiganj branch of Farmers Bank), and former assistant officer of the same bank Mohammad Fakhruzzaman.

The case report alleges that Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir opened a bank account in the name of a non-existent company, using a fake address to commit fraud. This account was operated under deceptive practices, resulting in deposits exceeding Tk 80 million from September 2014 to July 2020 across various branches of the bank.

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