MK Alamgir, 6 others sued over embezzling Tk8.86cr

Published : Wednesday, 23 October, 2024 at 7:38 PM Count : 1816

Former home minister and ex-chairman of Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank) Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and six others were sued on charge of embezzling Tk 8.86 crore through money laundering.

ACC Deputy Director Syed Ataul Kabir filed the case on Wednesday under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

ACC Director General (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain shared the information at a press briefing at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka.

Other accused in the case are -- Rashedul Haque Chishti, owner of RCL Plastic Industries; Mohammad Farooq, Md Hiron Rahman, Md Ibrahim Khan, Masudur Rahman Khan, head of the Jamalpur Bakshiganj branch of Padma Bank, and Md Fakhruzzaman, a former assistant officer of the same branch.

ACC Director General Akhtar said the accused embezzled Tk 8.86 crore through suspicious transactions by opening a non-existent company named �Sultana Matsya Khamar� and opening accounts in favour of that company.

ACC investigation officer has found the source of this money to be illegal.

Meanwhile, a Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on allegations of corruption.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the orders on Monday, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dr Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir was a former home minister from 2011 to 2013.He is also a prominent economist, civil servant, writer, and political leader in Bangladesh.

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