The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is interrogating chairman M A Hashem and director Nasim Anwar of International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd in connection with a 3,600 crore taka scam by the chairman and managing director of Reliance Finance and NRB Global Bank Ltd Prashant Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and his associates.
Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Prodhan started grilling them from 10am Sunday at the ACC headquarter.
Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya, director of Public Relations of ACC, confirmed the matter to the Business Post, saying, "As a part of unearthing the 3600 crore taka scam by PK Halder and his associates, the ACC today (Sunday) is grilling two officials of International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd".
He said the ACC has scheduled interrogation of two other directors of ILFSL Bashudev Banerjee and Md Abul Hashem in the afternoon.
Earlier, the ACC on August 16 served notice to eight officials to appear before the ACC for facing interrogation over the scam.
The anti-corruption body also interrogated nine officials of Hall International including the managing director and three directors in connection with the scam.
On August 10, the ACC served notice to PK Halder and five others to face ACC interrogation for their alleged involvement in embezzlement and money laundering of 3600 crore taka.
PK Halder is believed to be flown out of the country much earlier.
Bangladesh financial intelligence unit (BFIU) earlier froze bank accounts of PK Halder and 82 other people on the request of the ACC.
The ACC already filed a case against PK Halder for acquiring 275 crore taka worth property beyond legal source.
The FIR of the case said around 1,665 crore taka was transected in the bank accounts of PK Halder and his associates which was mostly earned by illegal means.
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