Tk 300 cr Swindling: ACC quizzes 4 Krishi Bank officials

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UNB, Dhaka :The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday interrogated four officials of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in connection with an alleged swindling of Tk 300 crore from the bank.ACC deputy director and inquiry officer Selina Akhter questioned them for three hours beginning at 10 am at the ACC head office, ACC sources said.The bank officials who faced grilling yesterday were assistant general manger of Narayanganj corporate branch Ezharul Haque Bhuiyan, assistant general manger Anil Chandra Biswas (local office), deputy general manger Uttam Kumar Kunda (chief regional office, Kushtia) and deputy general manger Shahidul Islam (Rural and Micro-Credit Division).The ACC will also question four officials of Krishi Bank in connection with the loan scam.According to the ACC, Krishi Bank disbursed loan amounting to Tk 300 crore to some private agri-farms against fake documents and overvaluing collaterals during 2001-2012.

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