Ananda Shipyard scam: ACC to grill 12 more IBBL officials

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UNB, Dhaka :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate 12 more officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited(IBBL) in connection with the allegation of embezzlement of nearly Tk 1,300 crore by Ananda Shipyard.The Commission on Wednesday served notices upon the bank officials asking them to be present at the ACC head office on November 26-27, ACC deputy director and inquiry officer Zainul Abedin Shibly told UNB.Former IBBL executive president Farid Uddin Ahmed, former deputy executive presidents (Investment Wing) Harun-Ur-Rashid Chowdhury and Shamsul Huda, retired executive vice president Setaur Rahman, deputy managing director Nurul Huda and retired executive vice president Syed Abdullah Mohammad Saleh will be interrogated on November 26.On November 27, the ACC will question executive vice president Engr Mohammad Ali, senior vice president Engr Moiz Uddin, vice president Hasnayn Abid, retired assistant vice president Delwar Hossain, assistant vice president Mahmud Hossain Khan and retired senior officer Engr Zahidul Islam.In April 2014, the ACC initiated a probe into the allegation of swindling out of about Tk 1,300 crore from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions by Ananda Shipyard, a manufacturer and exporter of ships.According to the graft allegation, Ananda Shipyard took loans of Tk 1,300 crore from 14 commercial banks and financial institutions showing fake documents. The banks disbursed the loans violating banking rules when Ananda Shipyard had no experience of building ships.

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