ACC to file case against ex-SBL official

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) decided Tuesday to file a case against former deputy general manager (DGM) of Sonali Bank Limited (SBL) AKM Azizur Rahman for his alleged accumulation of illegal wealth.
The decision was taken in a regular meeting of the Commission, the anti-graft body public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told the reporters.
Mr Rahman is one of the key-accused of the much-talked about Hall-Mark Group loan embezzlement incident.
The case will be filed under section 26(2) and 27(1) of the ACC Act, Mr Bhattacharya said adding it was alleged Mr Rahman had amassed a large amount of illegal wealth through corruption.
On October 14, 2013, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the former SBL DGM in a case filed with the Ramna police in connection with the loan forgery.
Earlier, on October 4, the ACC filed 11 cases against 27 senior officials of the Sonali Bank and Hall-Mark Group for swindling Tk 15.68 billion.
Meanwhile, the ACC interrogated three Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) officials over irregularities in plot allotment for former housing and public works secretary Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain.
ACC deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy started grilling them from 10 am and continued it until 5 pm at the ACC head office in the city, sources at the Commission said.
The officials who faced grilling were Nazmul Hye, Md Abul Bashar and Hafizur Rahman.