DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing eight officials of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) including its general manager (GM) over the allegation of Ananda Shipyard’s loan scam of Tk 1300 crore.

ACC senior deputy director Mir M Zainul Abedin Shibli started quizzing the bank officers around 10:30am Wednesday at its Segun Bagicha head office and will continue till this afternoon gradually.

These officials are BDBL GM Nur Ur Rahman Qadri, senior principal officer (SPO) of BDBL’s Faridpur Branch Yunus Ali, SPO of the principal branch Imamur Rashid, Assistant General Manager (SME Department) of the bank’s head office Engineer SM Sirajul Islam, SPO of Motijheel Branch Dinesh Chandra Saha, former SPO of the bank’s head office Nazrul Islam, Agrabad Branch’s Deputy General Manager Tapan Kumar Roy and former commercial banking consultant Mahe Alam.

Ananda Shipyard embezzled Tk 1300 crore from 12 banks and finance companies in name of ship export showing fake documents, the ACC claimed.

The information came after an inspection conducted by Bangladesh Bank officials.

BDST: 1351 HRS, FEB 04, 2015