Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed five cases against 37 people including former managing director of NRB Global Bank Prashanta Kumar Halder for allegedly embezzling over Tk 434 crore.
The cases have been filed with its Dhaka Integrated Office 1.In a statement ACC said, ILFSL Chairman MA Hashem, Managing Director Rashedul, acting Managing Director Abed Hossain, directors and other officials approved the loan of Tk434.6 crore to five name-only institutions without verifying required documents and mortgages against the loans.The ILFSL officials approved the loan abusing their power out of dishonest intention, the statement added.
Of the amount, Lipro International Ltd received Tk174 crore as loan, R B Enterprises Tk55 crore, Okayama Limited Tk87.60 crore, Imoxo Tk58 and Konika Enterprise Tk60 crore.
ACC said they embezzled the money and later shifted it to various accounts of fake companies and individuals and thereby committed crime under the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012 and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
PK Halder’s case came under spotlight during anti-casino drives in the country in 2019.
Later, ACC launched an investigation into the involvement of 43 people, including Halder, in the illegal casino establishment.
According to the ACC enquiry, Halder and his accomplices misappropriated around Tk11,000 crore. Of the institutions, they embezzled Tk3,500 crore from the International Leasing, Tk2,200 crore from FAS Finance, Tk2,500 crore from Reliance Finance, and around Tk3,000 crore from People’s Leasing.
ACC’s travel ban notice against 24 people, including PK Haldar, was issued on 22 October, 2019 and sent on the next day, which was accepted immigration accordingly.
PK Halder fled the country by road through the Benapole land port at 3.38 pm on 23 October the same year.
