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Modhumoti Bank manager sued over Tk 2.77cr embezzlement

19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 | Update: 19 Jul 2021 12:15:00
Modhumoti Bank manager sued over Tk 2.77cr embezzlement

Staff Correspondent

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against suspended manager and cash-in-charge of Modhumoti Bank Limited of Charfesson Branch in Bhola over embezzlement of Tk 2.77 crore that went missing from the bank’s vault.

ACC Deputy Director Debabrata Mondal of Barisal integrated office filed the case on July 15 with Bhola Sadar Police Station in connection with the incident accusing the two.  

The accused are branch manager Rezaul Kabir and assistant officer (cash-in-charge) Shahabuddin. Both are now temporarily suspended. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials say ex-manager Rezaul Kabir embezzled a total of Tk 2.77 crore through five bank accounts and cash-in-charge Shahabuddin helped him commit the crime.

Both of them have their present and permanent address in the district of Bhola.

Rezaul Kabir joined the branch in November 2015, but the Modhumoti Bank inspection found that Tk 8.95 crore went missing from the bank vault from the period between November 23, 2015 and January 2021.

Manager Rezaul Kabir did not deposit the amount of money to the bank, according to the audit report. He was later suspended from the bank.

Bhola-4 constituency (Charfesson-Monpura) Lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jakob is one of the sponsors of Modhumoti Bank Limited. Meanwhile, on January 20 at Bhola Press Club, Rezaul Kabir told the media that the parliamentarian’s younger brother Zahidul Islam Shuvo and his cousin Tariqul Islam Sharif mainly controlled the bank branch at Charfesson.

 

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