The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed five cases against former managing director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited Prashant Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, and 36 others over allegations of embezzling 434 crore taka.
The cases were filed by Gulshan Anwar Prodhan, a deputy director ACC at the commission's Dhaka Integrated Office 1.
Taking to The Business Post, ACC Public Relations Director Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya said: “International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL) managing director Md Rashedul, acting managing director Md Abed Hossain, chairman MA Hashem and other officials approved loans of 434.6 crore taka to five organizations using their power without verifying required documents and mortgages.”
“The accused persons created fake companies under names of various individuals and organisations to launder the sum, which is a punishable crime,” he added.
Loans worth 174 crore taka was disbursed to Lipro International Ltd, 55 crore taka to R B Enterprises, 87.60 crore taka to Okayama Limited, 58 crore taka to Imoxo and 60 crore taka to Konika Enterprise.
ACC in its primary investigation found PK Halder laundered 3,600 crore taka while he was in charge of People's Leasing international, People's Leasing and Financial Services, FAS Finance and Investment Limited and Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company.
PK Halder fled the country through Benapole Land Port on October 23, 2019, a day after Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) imposed a travel ban on him.
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