Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former vice-president of Dhaka Bank and its Dhanmondi branch in charge Md Aminul Islam in a case filed over misappropriating of Tk 21.24 crore by submitting fake bill papers.
Besides, the court adjourned the bail hearing of Aminul Islam till reopening of the court’s regular activities after the ongoing vacation due to coronavirus outbreak.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder passed the order after holding virtual hearing on the bail petition filed by the banker.
Advocate Sharif Ahmed took part in the hearing on behalf of the accused, advocate AKM Fazlul Haque appeared for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state.
The case documents said that the accused along with others submitted 26 fake bill papers in the Dhaka Bank’s Dhanmondi branch and drew Tk 26.85 crore against 17 bill papers. Later they returned Tk 5.61 crore against 4 bill papers and embezzled rest of Tk 21.24 crore. They did it by abusing of power and fraudulently creating fake records.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case on December 23, 2018 against seven accused including Md Aminul Islam with the Dhanmondi Police Station.
The other accused of the case are Talha Shahriar Ayib, chairman of Saimex leather products limited, Tania Rahman, director of Saimex leather products limited, Sulatana Fahmida, Dhaka Bank’s AVP, Bibhuti Bhusan Bala, owner of Mesers S and S agency, Sheikh Asaduzzaman Mintoo of Mesers Jaman Enterprise and Md Aminul Islam of Mesers Sadat Enterprise.
The High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former vice-president of Dhaka Bank and its Dhanmondi branch in charge Md Aminul Islam in a case filed over misappropriating of Tk 21.24 crore by submitting fake bill papers.
Besides, the court adjourned the bail hearing of Aminul Islam till reopening of the court’s regular activities after the ongoing vacation due to coronavirus outbreak.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder passed the order after holding virtual hearing on the bail petition filed by the banker.
Advocate Sharif Ahmed took part in the hearing on behalf of the accused, advocate AKM Fazlul Haque appeared for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and deputy attorney general AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state.
The case documents said that the accused along with others submitted 26 fake bill papers in the Dhaka Bank’s Dhanmondi branch and drew Tk 26.85 crore against 17 bill papers. Later they returned Tk 5.61 crore against 4 bill papers and embezzled rest of Tk 21.24 crore. They did it by abusing of power and fraudulently creating fake records.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case on December 23, 2018 against seven accused including Md Aminul Islam with the Dhanmondi Police Station.
The other accused of the case are Talha Shahriar Ayib, chairman of Saimex leather products limited, Tania Rahman, director of Saimex leather products limited, Sulatana Fahmida, Dhaka Bank’s AVP, Bibhuti Bhusan Bala, owner of Mesers S and S agency, Sheikh Asaduzzaman Mintoo of Mesers Jaman Enterprise and Md Aminul Islam of Mesers Sadat Enterprise.
