DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday grilled three officers of Sonali Bank Limited for embezzling of Tk 7,000 crore from its nine branches.

The ACC deputy director Mir M Zainul Abdin Shibli quizzed them in their headquarters in city’s Segunbagicha around 2:00pm.

The quizzed officials are senior executive officer Sukumar Roy, M Jasim Uddin of international trade investment department (Inspection and Monitoring Cell) and senior officer Khandaker Abdul Wakib of the bank’s main office.

Moreover, four other bank officers will also be grilled on the same allegation on Tuesday.

They are deputy general manager M Azadul Haque, senior executive officer M Manjur Rahman, executive officer Biplob Bhushan Boxy and M Anisuzzaman.

The ACC sources said the bank officials allegedly embezzled around Tk 7,000 crore from nine Sonali Bank branches including Hotel Rupashi Bangla branch, Agargaon branch, Gulshan branch, local office, Motijheel Foreign Exchange Corporate branch, Bangabandhu Avenue Corporate branch, Chittagong Agrabad Corporate branch, Chittagong Laldighi Corporate branch and Narayanganj Corporate branch with opening fake Letter of Credit (LC) accounts and loan forgery.

With the collaboration of some bank officials, a group of frauds embezzled the huge amount of money, the sources added.

Chief of the probe team, Mir Joynul Abedin Shibli, is investigating the matter.

BDST: 1856 HRS, NOV 10, 2014