Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will immediately send letter seeking help from the Interpol, an International Criminal Police Organization, to bring back Proshanta Kumar Halder, popularly known as PK Halder, to the country.
PK Halder allegedly swindled billions of taka from a number of banks and financial institutions and fled the country several months ago.
In a briefing on Tuesday, Anti-Corruption Commission’s lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said, “The Anti-Corruption Commission is trying very hard to arrest him through Interpol. The initial formalities are over. The letter may be sent to the Interpol soon.”
Earlier PK Halder informed the High Court that he would come back to the country on October 25 this year but he didn’t.
Following a petition, the High Court on October 21 ordered the law enforcing agencies to arrest PK Halder immediately.
The law enforcers were also directed to send him to the court of law showing execution of the arrest warrant.
Inspector general of Police (IGP), immigration authorities and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had been asked to comply with the order by ensuring his arrest.
The High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), a non-bank financial institution, following its consultation with Halder in this connection.
In the order the High Court it is said, “Since his safe arrival and keeping him in jail would assist the court in dealing with this case, this court is of the view that the police and immigration authority should ensure that PK Halder shall not be allowed to leave the airport without first surrendering himself before the police and immigration authority.”
But on October 24, his lawyer informed the attorney general through an email that PK Halder would not able be able to come back to the country as he had been affected with Covid-19.
In a reaction Khurshid Alam Khan said PK Halder had contempt of court as he didn’t come to the country eve after he had promised to come.
Barrister Mahfuzur Rahman Milon, who appeared in the court on behalf of ILFSL, earlier said that Halder recently communicated with the company, saying that he wanted to return to the country under the court custody to pay the money that he had embezzled.
“Then the ILFSL board took a decision to recover the money, embezzled by Halder, by bringing him back to the country. As per the decision, ILFSL decided to file an application with the High Court, seeking its directive to allow him to return to the country under the court custody on condition that he would pay the money that he had embezzled,” added the lawyer.
The court on September 7 this year admitted it and issued an order asking the ILFSL to inform the court about his arrival time, date and flight number etc, and then the court would pass further order on the issue.
The ILFSL on October 20 informed the court that he would return to the country on October 25 and they submitted the copy of the tickets of the Emirates Airlines in the High Court. After receiving the copy of the tickets the High Court passed further order on October 21.
Halder while officiating as the managing director of Reliance Finance Ltd, a non-bank financial institution, had made his relatives directors of three other leasing companies to swindle money. Together, they had allegedly misappropriated an estimated Tk 35 billion from four NBFIs and left the country last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission found in its enquiry.
The NBFIs are ILFSL, Peoples’ Leasing and Financial Services Ltd, Reliance Finance Ltd and FAS Finance and Investment Ltd.
According to investigation officers, Halder created some businesses that existed only on paper. He then took loans using those businesses and got away. Later, the anti-graft body had frozen as many 83 accounts where the said money had been transferred.
On January 19, the HC imposed ban on all the present shareholder-directors and the top executives of ILFSL, including Halder, on leaving the country. But before imposing the ban, Halder and his family members had left the country.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will immediately send letter seeking help from the Interpol, an International Criminal Police Organization, to bring back Proshanta Kumar Halder, popularly known as PK Halder, to the country.
PK Halder allegedly swindled billions of taka from a number of banks and financial institutions and fled the country several months ago.
In a briefing on Tuesday, Anti-Corruption Commission’s lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said, “The Anti-Corruption Commission is trying very hard to arrest him through Interpol. The initial formalities are over. The letter may be sent to the Interpol soon.”
Earlier PK Halder informed the High Court that he would come back to the country on October 25 this year but he didn’t.
Following a petition, the High Court on October 21 ordered the law enforcing agencies to arrest PK Halder immediately.
The law enforcers were also directed to send him to the court of law showing execution of the arrest warrant.
Inspector general of Police (IGP), immigration authorities and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had been asked to comply with the order by ensuring his arrest.
The High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), a non-bank financial institution, following its consultation with Halder in this connection.
In the order the High Court it is said, “Since his safe arrival and keeping him in jail would assist the court in dealing with this case, this court is of the view that the police and immigration authority should ensure that PK Halder shall not be allowed to leave the airport without first surrendering himself before the police and immigration authority.”
But on October 24, his lawyer informed the attorney general through an email that PK Halder would not able be able to come back to the country as he had been affected with Covid-19.
In a reaction Khurshid Alam Khan said PK Halder had contempt of court as he didn’t come to the country eve after he had promised to come.
Barrister Mahfuzur Rahman Milon, who appeared in the court on behalf of ILFSL, earlier said that Halder recently communicated with the company, saying that he wanted to return to the country under the court custody to pay the money that he had embezzled.
“Then the ILFSL board took a decision to recover the money, embezzled by Halder, by bringing him back to the country. As per the decision, ILFSL decided to file an application with the High Court, seeking its directive to allow him to return to the country under the court custody on condition that he would pay the money that he had embezzled,” added the lawyer.
The court on September 7 this year admitted it and issued an order asking the ILFSL to inform the court about his arrival time, date and flight number etc, and then the court would pass further order on the issue.
The ILFSL on October 20 informed the court that he would return to the country on October 25 and they submitted the copy of the tickets of the Emirates Airlines in the High Court. After receiving the copy of the tickets the High Court passed further order on October 21.
Halder while officiating as the managing director of Reliance Finance Ltd, a non-bank financial institution, had made his relatives directors of three other leasing companies to swindle money. Together, they had allegedly misappropriated an estimated Tk 35 billion from four NBFIs and left the country last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission found in its enquiry.
The NBFIs are ILFSL, Peoples’ Leasing and Financial Services Ltd, Reliance Finance Ltd and FAS Finance and Investment Ltd.
According to investigation officers, Halder created some businesses that existed only on paper. He then took loans using those businesses and got away. Later, the anti-graft body had frozen as many 83 accounts where the said money had been transferred.
On January 19, the HC imposed ban on all the present shareholder-directors and the top executives of ILFSL, including Halder, on leaving the country. But before imposing the ban, Halder and his family members had left the country.
