BSS-32 3 officials of financial institutes held over graft

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3 officials of financial institutes held over graft

DHAKA, Aug 30, 2018 (BSS) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today arrested three officials of two financial institutions from the capital’s Segunbagicha for their alleged involvement in misappropriating over Taka 3.7 crore.

The arrestees were identified as Md Abdus Samad, manager of Pallabi branch of IFIC Bank, Md Tipu Sultan Faraji, former deputy general manager of ICB (Investment Corporation of Bangladesh), Khilgaon and Md Agia Mandal, assistant general manager, ICB, Khilgaon branch, Dhaka.

“We arrested the trio from Segunbagicha area in connection with a graft case filed with Ramna Police Station around 12.30pm today,” deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee told BSS today.

ACC assistant Gulshan Anwar Prodhan filed the case with Ramna Police Station today. The case number is 44.

In the case statement, it was alleged that the arrestees along with three ICB officials, assistant manager Md Samsul Akand, senior principal officer Dhanonjoy Kumar Majumder, and assistant general manager Md Sharikul Anam, in connivance with each other misappropriated Taka 3,07,58,907 of ICB Securities Trading Company Limited (ISTCL).

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