Tk 12 lakh forgery Bank manager, 3 others get life

The convicts are Ruhul Amin Mollah, the then manager of Sonali Bank Gangni branch in Meherpur, its staff Abdul Mannan and account holders Safiqul Islam and Farid Hossain.

The court also ordered them to return Tk 12 lakh or to remain in jail for two more years.

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The two bank officials in collaboration with two account holders has misappropriated the money of a pay order for Tk 12 lakh, issued from another bank. It was detected during audit. The case was handed over to Anti-corruption Bureau, which submitted its report on July 11, 1995.

Kushtia Additional District and Session Judge Abdur Rashid Mia pronounced the verdict.

Manager Ruhul, bank staff Abdul Mannan and account holder Safiqul Islam are in jail. The other account holder --Farid Hosain--is absconding.