Staff Reporter :
The authorities of Janata Bank Limited (JBL) on Tuesday filed a case against an official of the bank on charge of his alleged involvement in stealing nearly Tk 2.0 crore.
The accused Rajibul Hasan, an Executive Officer of the bank’s local office, swindled Tk 1.93 core from clients’ fixed deposit accounts.
M Ashraf, Manager of the bank’s local office, filed the case (No 21) with Motijheel police station, Mukul Hossain, Assistant General Manager (Public Relations) of Janata Bank told The New Nation in the evening.
Admitting the matter, Abdus Salam, Managing Director (MD) of Janata Bank, told The New Nation that Rajib swindled a total of Tk 1.93 core, and some Tk 1.59 crore has been recovered so far.
Of the recovered amount, Tk 88 lakh was recovered from Rajib’s residence, he added.
Rest of the money has already been adjusted from Rajib’s account taking an advance cheque.
The Janata Bank MD said that Rajib had been suspended for his involvement in the crime.
He, however, assured that clients’ Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) accounts were not affected by the incident.
Meanwhile, the authorities of Janata Bank convened an emergency Board Meeting to discuss the incident. The meeting will be held today (Wednesday) at the bank’s headquarters in the capital.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) also asked the bank authorities to take stern action against the official.
Fazle Kabir, Governor of BB, issued the directive in a meeting with Janata Bank MD held at the governor’s secretariat in the capital in the morning, sources said.
