Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved charge sheet in a case against nine persons, including former two managers of a branch of Prime Bank Limited on charge of plundering Tk two crore from the bank.
Ghulam Mostofa, former Manager (Operation) of Ring Road branch of Prime Bank, its former Senior Vice-President and Manager Jahanara Begum, former Executive Officer Zahidul Islam Khan, Al-Amin Store’s Proprietor, Nurul Amin, M/s Arafat Traders, Proprietor Arafat Ali Khan, M/s Tamanna Traders International’s Proprietor Abdul Hye and his wife Raushan Ara Hye, Sahidul Islam and Habibur Rahman have been included in the charge sheet.
The charge sheet will be submitted before the court soon, ACC Public Relation Officer (PRO) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The New Nation on Thursday. The ACC gave the approval of the charge sheet in its regular meeting, he said.
In October 12, 2011, Mohammad Gias Uddin, an official of the bank, filed a case against the accused with Adabar Police Station in the city following detection of irregularities through investigation.
Later, the case was handed over to the ACC.
Deputy Assistant Director of ACC M Muzammel Hossain Howlader submitted the final inquiry report to the concerned department of the Commission with recommendation for the charge sheet a few days ago, he said.
Ghulam Mostofa, prime accused of the case together with other accused disbursed loans amounting to Tk two crore in the name of some fake organisations, it is alleged.
No collateral was submitted against the loan, he said.
