ACC to charge 10 people

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved the charge-sheet in a case filed over misappropriation of over Tk 1.32 crore in depositors' money from Sonali Bank by two of its employees along with eight others.

Suspended manager Akkas Ali and ex senior officer Fazlul Haque of Savar branch of Sonali Bank in collusion with eight account holders of the bank worked out the scam between February 2007 and June 2008, said ACC Deputy Director Reva Halder who carried out the investigation.

Reva said Akkas and Fazlul prepared 43 fake documents of Telegraphic Transfer (TT) of money showing that they received these TTs from different branches of the bank including those of Mymensigh, Magura, Satkhira and Narail.

Then they transferred the money to the accounts of the eight other accused at the same branch. They used the bank accounts to draw the money, she added.

Sonali Bank authorities lodged the misappropriation case with Savar police station in 2013, which later ACC investigated.

The other accused are Reaz Uddin, owner of North-South Bricks at Kaliakoir in Gazipur; Mozammel Haque, owner of Bhai-Bone Store in Savar; Wahidul Islam, a resident in Munshiganj; Meher Uddin, owner of Mitu Enterprise in Savar; Enamul Haque, owner of Zahir General Store in Savar; Abdul Alim Khan, owner of Ekota Bricks of Mirzapur in Tangail; and SKM Rabiul Islam, owner of Nabi Enterprise of Savar.

ACC sources said the approved charge sheet may be submitted to the court in a day or two.