ACC grills 4 BKB officials for Tk 1.52b loan scam

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated four officials of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) on Thursday in connection with a Tk 1.52-billion loan scam.
ACC inquiry officer and deputy director Zulfikar Ali questioned the BKB officials for four hours from 10 am at the ACC head office, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.
Those questioned were Krishi Bank deputy general manger AKM Mosharraf, assistant general managers Nargis Sultana and Monwara Begum and another official.
ACC sources said Wahidur Rahman, a businessman, earlier took Tk 1.52 billion loan from Krishi Bank's Banani corporate branch in the capital showing fake documents and embezzled the money in association with the BKB officials.
The ACC launched a probe into the loan scam on September 24, 2014.
Another report adds: The ACC on the day interrogated another six officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) in connection with the allegation of embezzlement of nearly Tk 13 billion by Ananda Shipyard.
An ACC team, led by its deputy director and inquiry officer Zainul Abedin Shebly, started questioning them at 10 am and continued it until 3 pm at the ACC head office, said the ACC public relations officer.
The IBBL officials, grilled on the day, were executive vice president Engr Mohammad Ali, senior vice president Engr Moiz Uddin, vice president Hasnayn Abid, retired assistant vice president Delwar Hossain, assistant vice president Mahmud Hossain Khan and retired senior officer Engr Zahidul Islam.
In April 2014, the ACC initiated a probe into the allegation of swindling out of about Tk 13 billion from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions by Ananda Shipyard, a manufacturer and exporter of ships.