Seven ex-Sonali Bank staff among 9 sued in Bogra

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sued nine people, including seven former Sonali Bank staff, in two cases for embezzlement of around Tk 13.68 crore from Dupchanchia branch of the bank in Bogra.

Aminul Islam, deputy assistant director of ACC, Bogra, lodged the cases with Dupchanchia Police Station on Tuesday.

Those sued are former upazila accounts officers Khalilur Rahmna, Shahidullah Mia and seven former Sonali Bank staff, Abdul Bari, Abdus Salam Akanda, Yunus Ali, Jahurul Islam, Shirajul Islam, Abdul Mannan and Moklesur Rahman.

According to the statements of the cases, upazila accounts officer Shahidullah Mia (Suspended), during his tenure from July 01, 2005 to April 02, 2007, withdrew Tk 1, 93, 48,450, and Khalilur Rahman (Suspended), during his tenure in the upazila from April 03, 2007 to June 30, 2009, forged necessary papers (person pay order (PPO) and withdrew Tk 11, 74, 61,863 from Sonali Bank Limited, showing fake pension holders in the Dupchanchia branch with the connivance of the accused bankers. They embezzled Tk 13, 68, 10, 313.

Contacted, Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dupchanchia Police Station, said ACC official of Bogra filed two separate cases against two accounts officials and seven bank staff with the police station.

The ACC probe committee will investigate the cases to take legal action against the accused, added the OC.