7 BKB officials sued for embezzling over Tk2cr

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against seven officials of Bangladesh Krishi Bank allegedly for embezzling over Tk 2.20 crore by producing fake loan documents.

Deputy Director of ACC Faridpur District Office Md Rezaul Karim lodged the case on Wednesday.

The accused are Md Rezaul Haque, 43, Md Murtaza Ali, 41, and Md Golam Ghaus, 65, former inspectors of the Rajbari district branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, and Md Mainul Islam, 63, Md Wahiduzzaman, 65, Md Siddiqur Rahman, 68, and SM Delwar Hossain, 61, former managers of the same branch.

According to the case statement, the accused produced a total of 246 fake loan documents from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019 at the time of their working at the bank’s Rajbari branch.

Later, they submitted loan proposals of over Tk 2.20 crore against the documents and made those approved by the managers. After approval, they withdraw money using the names of various unknown customers.

Deputy Director of ACC Faridpur District Office Rezaul Karim said the accused embezzled a huge amount of money in collusion with each other by making fake loan documents.