ACC sues eleven

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case accusing 11 persons including five officials of Agrani Bank, on charges of misappropriating Tk 155 crore.

The five bankers, in collaboration with six officials of Chittagong-based private firm Mohammad Elias Brothers Ltd, embezzled the amount between January 14, 2010 and August 31, 2011, according to the case statement.

Deputy Director Samsul Alam of ACC Headquarters in Dhaka filed the case with Chittagong city's Double Mooring Police Station.

The accused include Agrani Bank's Agrabad Corporate Branch Deputy Director General Nurul Amin and former assistant director general Md Junayed Bogdadi.

The six officials of Elias Brothers Ltd include Managing Director Shamsul Alam, Chairman Nurul Absar, and four of its directors.