ACC okays charges against four former bank officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge-sheet in a case filed against five people, including four former bank officials, for allegedly swindling out over Tk 7.5 crore from then Oriental Bank Ltd, now ICB Islami Bank Ltd.

The ACC at its regular meeting yesterday gave the clearance to submit charge-sheet against them, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told the news agency.

The charge-sheet will be submitted before court soon against former senior assistant vice president of Oriental Bank M Manzurul Alim, its former assistant vice president Tariqul Alam Khan, former senior assistant vice president Mushtaque Ahmad and former assistant executive officer Saiful Aziz Pavel and Khairul Anam, a resident of Comilla.

Earlier, in April 2014, the ACC filed the case against the accused. According to the ACC investigation, the accused bank officials disbursed loans against fake documents of a private company, M/S Orbit International, during 2005-2006 and the bank officials in collusion with Khairul Anam embezzled over Tk 7.5 crore.