The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 11 people, including former IFIC Bank chairman Salman Fazlur Rahman and his son, Ahmed Sayan Fazlur Rahman, on charges of embezzling Tk聽33.64 crore and laundering Tk聽76 crore.
The anti-graft agency also filed two separate cases against Meher Afroze Chumki, former state minister for the women and children affairs ministry, and Sheikh Helal Uddin, former member of parliament for the Bargerhat-1 constituency, and their family members on charges of amassing illegal assets.
The cases were filed with the ACC integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC director general (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain at a press briefing in the capital Dhaka on the day.
The ACC filed the case against Salman and 10 others on charges of facilitating a loan to the Index Power and Energy Limited by violating the terms in the letter of credit agreement.
The loan intended for the Index Power was arranged through an LC opened in the name of a fictitious company registered in the British Virgin Islands, according to the case statement.
The LC transaction involving Tk 76.39 crore (US$98,82,000) was meant to cover the cost of design and drawings, but the company managed a purchase document from the fictitious company and diverted the fund overseas, laundering the money in the process, the statement said.
Moreover, the loan was later converted into a forced loan, and despite eight years passing, the outstanding debt of Tk 33.64 crore remains unpaid, said the case statement.
The other accused in the case are former Index Power and Energy managing director Jakiya Tajin, former National Bank executive officer Dipanker Barua, senior assistant vice-president Kamrul Islam Chowdhury, senior assistant vice-president Sorwar Jahan, SAVP Dilip Kumar Das, SAVP Candan Kumar Das, SVP Anwar Hossain Chowdhury and manager Farid Uddin Ahmed.
The ACC on Thursday filed the case against Chumki and her husband Mohammed Masudur Rahman on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.31 crore.
The Tk 2.31-crore was amassed by Masudur, also chief executive officer of the Bangladesh Petroleum and Lubricants, with the help of his wife, said the case statement.
The ACC filed the case against Helal on charges of amassing assets worth Tk 6.45 crore and engaging in suspicious financial transactions of Tk 53.54 crore in seven bank accounts from 2015 to 2024.
Helal鈥檚 wife, Sheikh Rupa Chowdhury, was sued on charges of acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 6.82 crore. These assets were allegedly obtained with the assistance of her husband, the case statement said.
The ACC also filed a case against Supriyo Bhattacharya, son of former lawmaker for the Jessore-5 constituency, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 63.55 lakh.
