Bank manager faces legal notice for client 'harassment'

Nesar Ahmed, a contractor, deposited Tk five lakh to the bank's Moulvibazar branch for Telegraphic Transfer (TT) to an account of an assistant manager of GEC Company Ltd. at the foreign exchange branch of the same bank in Dhaka. He also deposited Tk 605 as TT fee, Nesar told newsmen recently.

After a few minutes, he was asked to meet the manager.

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The manager claimed that the money was deposited for laundering and demanded Tk 10,000 from Nesar for its transfer "without any trouble".

Nesar declined, saying that the money was being transferred for supply of electric equipment for construction of a power sub-station at Moulvibazar district jail and that he had documents.

The manager said Nesar would be handed over to police on charge of money laundering and the deposited money would be seized.

After an exchange words, the manager refused to transfer the money but agreed to return it.

Later, a legal notice was issued on the manager on behalf of Nesar for alleged harassment.

When contacted, the manager said the allegation is false and no such incident happened at his bank.