DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed Managing Director (MD) Afroza Bari of Ananda Shipyard on allegation of loan scam of Tk 1300 crore.

Deputy Director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli of ACC interrogated her from 12:00 noon to 13:45pm Wednesday.

Pranab Kumar Bhatacharya, deputy director (public relations) of ACC, confirmed the matter to banglanews.

The ACC also scheduled to interrogate Ananda Shipyard Chairman Dr Abdullahel Bari. But on Monday, he took 15 days time on account of illness.

The ACC alleged that Ananda Shipyard embezzled Tk 1300 crore from 12 banks and finance company in name of ship export.

The information came after an inspection of Bangladesh Bank officials.

But MD Afroza Bari claimed that Ananda Shipyard is not related with the incident.

The sources said the ACC collected file of Ananda Shipyard from Islami Bank Limited Karwan Bazar Branch, AB Bank Limited Karwan Bazar Branch, Mercantile Bank Limited Engineers Institute branch, One Bank Limited Motijheel Branch, Janata Bank Local Branch, NCC Bank Limited and Bangladesh Development Bank Limited Main branch.

They also gathered the files about the loan from Phinix Finance and Investment Limited (PFIL), Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited (BIFCL), Fareast Finance and Investment Limited (FFIL), IDLC Finance, National Housing Finance and Investment Limited (NHFIL), Hajj Finance Company Limited (HFCL) and Premier Leasing and Finance Limited (PLAFL). 

BDST: 1855 HRS, SEP 17, 2014