Loan Scam: ACC quizzes 4 Sonali Bank officials

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday quizzed four officials of Sonali Bank’s Ramna Corporate Branch in connection with the alleged swindling of Tk 156 crore from the bank by Fare Weaving Mills Limited, a private business firm.

An ACC official started grilling the bank officials at 10 am and continued it still 3 pm at the ACC head office, ACC Public Relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.

The bank officials who faced grilling today are senior principal officers M Azizul Haque, M Wahid Uddin, Shajahan Hawlader and Zahirul Islam.

DGM Alfat Hossain Hawlader, AGM ABM Golam Sadek, AGM Sheikh Shahidul Islam and AGM Archana Shah will be interrogated on Wednesday.

On Monday, the ACC quizzed senior principal officers AJM Matiur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam, SM Awlad Hossain and Abdul Halim in connection with the loan scam.

ACC sources said the chairman of Fare Wearing Mills Limited in collusion with some bank officials swindled Tk 156 crore from the Sonali Bank’s Ramna Corporate Branch showing fake documents during 2003-2006.

Source: UNB Connect