The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against eight former and present officials of Premier Bank in a case filed on charge of embezzling Tk 3.58 crore in 2020.
Investigation officer Amir Hossain, deputy director of the ACC Rajshahi divisional office (now posted to Pirojpur integrated office), submitted the charge sheet to the Rajshahi Metropolitan Special Court on Thursday morning, confirmed Rajshahi ACC lawyer Bazle Towhid Al Hasan Babla.
Earlier, Amir Hossain filed the case against Premier Bank Rajshahi branch sacked senior cash officer and cash in-charge FM Shamsul Islam alias Faisal with the ACC Rajshahi district integrated office on February 12, 2020, under Section 409/420/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
During the investigation, the ACC official also found the involvement of seven other officials of the branch in misappropriating the bank money.
According to the charge sheet, Shamsul, suspended deputy manager Majedul Islam, former cash officers Mahbubul Alam and Ataur Rahman, retired senior assistant vice-president Shah Masud Jamal, trainee junior officer Rakesh Kumar Dutta, senior executive officer Fahmida Umme Naznin, and suspended manager Selim Reza Khan embezzled Tk 3.58 from the bank through fraud and by abusing their power.
FM Shamsul Islam could not be reached for his comment as he was arrested by the police on January 29, 2020, on the same charge.