Dhaka: The ACC today submitted a charge sheet against 26 people, including former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman and former chairman of Janata Bank Prof Dr Abul Barakat, for debt forgery and embezzlement of over Taka 297 crore. Director General of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Md Akhter Hossain, disclosed the information to journalists at its regular media briefing here.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the other prominent accused in the case include former directors of the bank Dr Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Nagibul Islam Dipu, Dr R M Debnath, Abu Hena Mohammad Raji Hassan, former managing director Abdus Salam Azad, and managing director of Suprovo Spinning Limited Md Anwar Hossain.
The allegations state that the accused individuals, in connivance with each other, embezzled Taka 297,38,87,296 from Janata Bank by defying the guidelines of the memo of understanding and bank rules. They allegedly showed the value of mortgaged land without structure, worth about Taka 3,04,96,000, as Taka 6,099 million through overvaluation before registering it in the name of the loan applicant.
The ACC also dropped the names of director of Suprovo Spinning Limited Md Abu Talha, former managing director of Janata Bank Md Abdul Jabbar, and former additional director of Bangladesh Bank Mosammat Ismot Ara Begum, as their involvement in the scam was not proven during the investigation.
Initially, the ACC accused 23 people in the loan scam, but six more individuals were added to the case during its investigation, the ACC DG added.