Tk 1.51 crore graft case: ACC appeals for Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed to be shown arrested
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today submitted a petition to show Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed arrested in a case filed over the misappropriation of about Tk 1.51 crore of NRB Bank Ltd between November 2014 and January 2018.
ACC Assistant Director Sirajul Haque -- also the investigation officer (IO) of the case -- submitted the petition to a Dhaka court for showing Shahed arrested in the case.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka fixed August 5 for hearing on the petition through videoconferencing with the jail authorities who are custodians of the accused in the case.
The court also directed the investigation officer to submit the probe report of the case by August 16.
Yesterday, the ACC filed the case against Shahed and three others with its Integrated District Office-1 of Dhaka.
The others accused in the case are: Regent Hospital Managing Director Ibrahim Khalil, former vice-president of SME Division of NRB Bank Wahid-bin-Ahmed, and former principal officer of the bank, Sohanur Rahman.
Shahed, who is now in jail, came to the limelight after he was found involved in issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and illegally charging for treatment of patients following a raid at Regent Hospital by Rab.
Shahed was arrested on July 15 from Satkhira, as he was trying to leave the country on a boat. He is now on a 10-day remand in a case filed over the issuing of fake Covid-19 results and charging patients for treatment.
According to case statement, without depositing any money, Shahed, on behalf of Regent Hospital, opened a current account with the NRB bank's SME department on November 17, 2014.
He did not have any prior transaction history with the bank. The bank also did not take enough collateral for the loan.
Despite all these, the bank officials -- Wahid Bin Ahmed and M Sohanur Rahman --recommended sanctioning him the loan on November 16, a day before the account was opened.
As per terms and conditions of the loan, Shahed maintained a fixed deposit worth Tk 1 crore. Against the fixed deposit, however, he received a loan of Tk 2,04,90,987 between November 2014 and January 15, 2018, the case statement said.
Shahed did not repay installments on time and owed the bank another Tk 65.79 lakh as interest and others. The bank later adjusted the loan with his fixed deposits and deposited interests worth Tk 1.18 crore.
But the bank could not recover the remaining Tk 1.51 crore till now, which was embezzled by the accused, said the case statement.
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