Court orders arrest of ex-BB chief Atiur, 24 others

 
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 25 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman, in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez passed the order after taking cognisance of the charge sheet and set March 4 for submission of a report on the execution of the warrants.

ACC Public Prosecutor Mohammad Tariqul Islam told the court that the commission had filed a charge sheet against 26 accused, including economist Dr Abul Barkat, over allegations of embezzling around Tk 5.31 billion from Janata Bank in the name of the Annontex Group. The court ordered arrest warrants for 25 of them.

Other accused include former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Abu Hena Mohammad Razi Hasan, former Janata Bank managing director and CEO Abdus Salam Azad, former director Jamal Uddin Ahmed, senior officials of the bank and Mohammad Yunus Badal, chairman of the Annontex Group, along with top executives of its affiliated companies.