ACC files case against ex-BB governor Atiur, 22 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against 23 individuals including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and eminent economist Abul Barakat for their suspected involvement in embezzling Tk297 crore.

ACC Deputy Director Md Nazmul Hossain filed the case with ACC Integrated District Office in Dhaka on Thursday (February 20).

Among the accused are former deputy governor-2 Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan, former assistant director Ismat Ara Begum, former Janata Bank directors Dr Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Md Imdadul Haque, Nagibul Islam Dipu, Dr R M Debnath, Md Abu Naser, Sangeeta Ahmed, and former director Prof Dr Nitai Chandra Nath.

Additionally, Janata Bank Managing Director and CEO Abdus Salam Azad, former deputy general manager Azmul Haque, former AGM Ajay Kumar Ghosh, former manager (Industrial Loan-1) of Janata Bhaban Corporate Branch Md Golam Azam, executive engineer (SME Department) Md Shahjahan, SEO Md Emdadul Haque, former deputy general manager Md Abdul Jabbar, former DMD Md Golam Faruk, and former deputy managing director Omar Faruk have also been made accused in the case.

As per the case statement, the accused borrowed Tk297 crore from Janata Bank under the name of AnonTex Group through fraud and forgery, laundering the funds in collusion with bank officials.