Jamuna Bank DMD arrested
Monday, 20 January 2014
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested deputy managing director of Jamuna Bank Mozammel Hossain in connection with the swindling of about Tk 1,200 crore from five banks by Bismillah Group. ACC assistant director M Mahbubur Rahman with the assistance of police conducted a raid in city’s Segunbagicha at 3 pm today (Monday) and arrested Mozammel Hossain, ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said. On November 3, 2013, the ACC filed 12 cases against 53 people for swindling about Tk 990.03 crore out of a total Tk 1,200 crore from five banks by Bismillah Group. The cases were filed against 13 officials of Bismillah Group, 12 officials of Janata Bank, eight of Prime Bank, seven of Premier Bank, five of Jamuna Bank and seven of Shahjalal Islami Bank. The accused officials of Bismillah Group are director Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Choudhury; group chairperson Nowrin Hasib; directors Safiqul Anwar Choudhury, Abida Hasib, Nahid Anwar Khan, Khandakar M Moinuddin Ashraf and Sarwar Jahan; deputy managing director Akbar Aziz Muttaki; general managers Abul Hossain Choudhury and Riaz Uddin Ahmed; Network Framework System Limited chairman M Akter Hossain; owner of Express and Faridpur Shipping Line Limited Moin Uddin, and owner of Bay Yarn Limited Ghulam Moinuddin Ahmed. Jamuna Bank senior assistant vice-presidents Rafiqul Hasan and M Murshedur Rahman, and senior executive officers Jahidul Islam, M Mozammel Hossain and ASM Mashuk were also named as accused, according to a news agency.