CHATTOGRAM: A Chattogram court sent four employees of Agrani Bank to jail in a graft case filed over money embezzlement by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).

Metropolitan Special Judge and Metropolitan Sessions Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha passed the order on Tuesday (July 17).

The 4 employees are:  Agrabad Corporate Branch Deputy General Manager Nurul Amin, Retired Senior Principal Officer Udayan Kumar Biswas, and Principal Officer of Agrabad branch Shahjadul Alam and Principal Officer Yasin Farooqi.

ACC lawyer Kazi Sanwar Hossain Lavlu confirmed the matter to Banglanews. 

Md Shamsul Alam, Deputy Director of ACC main branch, filed the case with Doublemooring Police Station on May 16, 2018.

In the case, charges were brought against 11 persons, including 5 employees of Agrani Bank and Managing Director of  Ilias Brothers Md Samsul Alom, for embezzling 155 crore 44 laks Taka from Agrabad branch of Agrani Bank.

The other accused of the case are:  chairman Md Nurul Alam, director Md Nurul Absar, director Joynab Begum, director Kamrunnahar Begum, director Tahmina Begum, 

After the case was lodged, the accused persons granted 6 months of interim bail from High Court, says Kazi Sanowar Hossen Lavlu.

BDST: 2015 HRS, JUL 17, 2018      

AH/AP