Tk 12 lakh missing from bank counter
About Tk 12.25 lakh of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) went missing mysteriously yesterday from the cash counter of National Press Club branch of Agrani Bank.
Terming the incident an act of cheating, police said the bank employees might be involved in it.
Sources said DSHE employee of cash section Korban Khwaja drew Tk 1,224,649 from the bank at about 11:00am to meet the payment of the employees.
“After withdrawing the money, I was waiting at the cash counter for my colleagues who were supposed to escort me to the DSHE office. Someone from behind told me that some money was on the floor, drawing my attention to it. Turning back, I found out that the briefcase with the money was gone,” Korban Khwaja said.
Mohammad Kabir, principal officer of the bank, told The Daily Star that the money was given to the DSHE employee inside the counter which is beside the vault of the bank.
He said he was in office when the incident took place. He did not notice it as he was busy with his work.
Talking to The Daily Star, Firoz Ahmed, assistant general manager of the bank, said, “Although the incident took place inside the bank, we have nothing to do as the money went missing after payment.”
Iqramul Huq, deputy director of the DSHE, filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station without accusing anyone.
Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbagh Police Station, said, “It is a mysterious incident.”
“Two or three bank employees might have been involved with the incident,” the OC said adding that both the DSHE and bank staff are under their suspicion.
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