The Anti-Corruption Commission has given approval to file charge sheet in the case against seven Oriental Bank Limited officials including its senior vice president Shah Md Harun and former vice president Abul Kashem Mahmud Ullah for misappropriation of Tk 1.08 crore.ACC public relation officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed it on Sunday.
Talking to reporters, he said the approval was given at a regular meeting of the commission on Sunday. ACC deputy director Sheikh Faiyaz, the Investigative Officer (IO) of the case, submitted the file before the commission for the approval.
The other accused in the case are—former assistant vice president Fazlur Rahman, former executive officer Tariqul Alam, former SEVP Mahmud Hossain, former EVP Quamrul Islam and former DMD Inamul Haque.
ACC deputy director Md Jahangir Alam filed the case with Motijheel Police Station on December 29 in 2006.
According to the first information report of the case, the accused in connivance with each other misappropriated Tk 10866,000 by abusing power and in the name of fake institution.
Now, the charge sheet of the case might be filed anytime any day, according to ACC officials.
They said, earlier charge sheets were submitted before the courts in 14 cases out of total 48 filed against the Oriental Bank Limited officials in different police stations in the city. The cases were filed in 2005 and 2006 for misappropriation of Tk 650 crore from the bank.
– Staff Reoirter
