ACC sues Al-Arafah official, another over Tk 33.29cr graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against a senior vice president (SVP) of Al-Arafah Islami Bank and a businessman for misappropriating about Tk 33.29 crore of the bank.

ACC Deputy Director Jalal Uddin Ahammad filed the case against the SVP Sharif Uddin Pramanik and managing director of Ibrahim Textile Mills Ltd M Fakhrul Alam.

According to the case statement, although Ibrahim Textile had a loan default history, Fakhrul managed to open seven LCs worth Tk 33.29 crore from the bank with the help of Sharif. The LCs were opened for import of cotton to produce yarn. The accused did so and sold the yarn but did not repay the loan. Thus, they misappropriated the money, reads the FIR.

The ACC filed three more cases yesterday. Two were filed against senior data entry operator of state-run Titas Gas Company Hasanur Rahman and a senior supervisor of Titas Tohurul Islam.

ACC Deputy Director Ali Akbar filed the case against Hasanur for amassing about Tk 1.33 crore beyond the known source of income. Tohurul amassed about Tk 1.71 crore beyond known source of income, and concealed information of wealth worth Tk 60 lakh in his wealth statement.

Meanwhile, ACC Assistant Director Md Saiduzzaman sued SK Traders proprietor Manjur Ahmed for amassing about Tk 4.5 crore beyond the known source of income.