Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday approved charge sheet against nine officials including, Chairman and Managing Director of Bismillah Group and four officials of Shahjalal Bank Limited and Chairman of Network Freight on charge of swindling Tk 110 crore from Shahjalal Islami Bank. The approval was given in a regular meeting of the Commission yesterday after submission of the investigation report to the commission headquarters. ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar was the investigation officer of the case, said ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya. The chargesheet has been approved against Bismillah Group Chairman Nowrin Hasib, Managing Director Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, his mother Begum Sarwar Jahan, Directors Abida Hasib, Nahid Anwar Khan, Khandoker Md Mainuddin Ishaque, Director General (Accounting) Md Abul Hossain Chowdhury, Deputy Director General Akbar Aziz Muttaqi and Executive Riazuddin Ahmed; former Manager of Eskaton Branch of Shahjalal Islami Bank Md Ashlamul Haque, former Deputy Manager A S M Hasanul Kabir, Senior Executive Officer Md Shahidul Islam and Junior Assistant Vice-President and Chairman of Network Freight System Limited Md Akhter Hossain. On March 29, 2013, Manager of Eskaton Branch of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited Md Nakibul Islam filed a case against 12 officials of Bismillah Group for swindling Tk 110 crore from the bank. The case was shifted to the Commission for investigation. The ACC appointed its Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar to probe the case. The Commission exempted two persons from the charge, as it did not get their any involvement. It rather included four new persons after finding evidences against them. According to the investigation report, Bismillah Group Chairman in collaboration with the bank officials swindled Tk 97,56,48,000 from Eskaton Branch of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited. Now the outstanding amount, including, accrued interest, stands at Tk 110,90,59,000 only. Earlier, the Bismillah Group with the help of bank officials swindled Tk 526.96 crore from three branches of Janata Bank, Tk 326.51 crore from Motijheel branch of Prime Bank, Tk 154.66 crore from Motijheel Branch of Jamuna Bank and Tk 62.53 crore from Motijheel Branch of Premier Bank.
