The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday started an inquiry against Padma Bank former chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat over embezzlement of around Tk 800 crore from the bank and share market.
The ACC took the decision in a meeting with the commission鈥檚 chairman, Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, in the chair.
The commission formed an inquiry team led by its deputy director, Md. Ismail Hossain, to carry out the inquiry, said a director general of the commission.
The commission also sought information from various government agencies, including the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, regarding Nafeez Sarafat as part of the inquiry, he added.
ACC officials said that the commission recently got an allegation that Nafiz Sarafat took away around Tk 800 crore from Padma Bank and Share Market in various ways through corruption and irregularities.
Nafeez resigned as the chairman of Padma Bank citing health reasons after more than six years in the position in January this year.
He joined the Padma Bank, formerly known as Farmers Bank, in January 2018 after its former chairman Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir resigned from the board for his alleged involvement in financial scams.
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