DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 10 officers of Arab Bangladesh (AB) Bank for interrogating over the allegation of Ananda Shipyard’s loan scam of Tk 1300 crore.
The ACC sent a notice signed by its deputy director Mir M Zainul Abdin Shibli to the bank authorities on Thursday and asked the 10 officers to appear before the anti-graft body on January 13.
The bank officers are DMD Farukh M Ahmed, SVP Wasika Afrozi, SVP Salma Akhter, VP Shamin A Morshed, EVP Akhter hamid Khan, AVP Manjur Mafiz of principal branch, EVP Chowdhury Manjur Liakat, EVP Mahbubzzaman, SVP Kazi Ashraf Miah and AVP M Al Mamun of Karwan Bazar Branch.
However, the ACC sent the notice according to their previous designation when the embezzlement happened.
Ananda Shipyard embezzled Tk 1300 crore from 12 banks and finance companies in name of ship export, the ACC claimed.
The sources said there is an allegation that some Tk 186.30 crore has been embezzled from the AB Bank.
The information came after an inspection conducted by Bangladesh Bank officials.
BDST: 1900 HRS, JAN 08, 2015
