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BAGERHAT, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 12 officials of Rupali Bank PLS, Baruikhali under Morelganj upazila and Cooperative Credit Union Limited of Bangladesh (CCULB), Morelganj branch for embezzlement of Taka 1.96 crore here.

Talking to BSS, ACC's Assistant Director Md Rassel Roni said he filed the case against them with the ACC's district office here on August 27, 2025 night. 

The accused are former Manager of Rupali Bank PLS, Baruikhali branch, Zahidur Rahman, Nripen Kumar Paul, Md Maklukar Rahman, its junior officer Md Azam Sheikh, cashier-in-charge Md Abdullah Talukdar, second officer Aditya Kumar Mandol and officer Sujan Kumar Sutar, Morelganj upazila branch programme officer of CCULB Md Farid Uddin, its officers Sheikh Nazrul Islam, Sabina Yeasmin, Mohammad Moinuddin Hiru and Abul Kalam Azad Mollick, he said.

"They (accused) violated provisions of trust, misconduct, ignored their responsibilities of duties and embezzled Taka 1,96,70,000 from July 21, 2017 to July 31, 2021," Roni said in his case details.

The first information report was sent to the court, he said, adding, "Next course of action will be taken after investigation."

The Assistant Director of the ACC, however, said that the graft case was filed with the instruction of the ACC's head office.