ACC sues 4 Commerce Bank officials, 3 others for graft

Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against four Bangladesh Commerce Bank officials, SB Group managing director M Sahajan Babul and two others over their alleged involvement with embezzlement of around Tk 28 crore from the Bangladesh Commerce Bank.
The SB Group’s sister concerns SB Exim Bangladesh, SB Crop Care Industries, and SB Freezing Cold Stores has embezzled the money from the Dilkusha branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. with the help of some bank officials, the ACC official said.
He said that the group had embezzled the money during June to August 2011 through illegal documents.
The accused people are– SB Group chairman and managing director M Sahajan Babul, Bangladesh Commerce Bank’s director M Abul Kashem, senior vice-president SM Owali Ullah, senior executive vice-president Sudir Chandra Sarkar, executive officer AZM Tariquzzman, Rafid Inspection’s owner SM Hasmat Chowdhury, and its assistant vice-president M Abu Syed.
The commission assistant director Moshiur Rahman filed the cases with Motijheel police station under the Corruption Prevention Act 1947.  –
Staff Reporter