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ACC approves case against former Padma Bank MD, nine others

Published : Sunday, 23 August, 2026 at 5:20 PM

Observer Online Report

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against former Padma Bank PLC Managing Director and CEO Abdul Matleb Patwari and nine others for allegedly misappropriating Tk 1.95 crore through fraud and deception in connection with a loan.

ACC Public Relations Officer Md Aktarul Islam confirmed the development on Sunday.

The other accused are Mominur Rahman, owner of MH Enterprise; Sonali Bank AGM and Mominur’s maternal uncle Md Ajit Ullah; former Padma Bank Senior Vice President and branch manager Cornelius Gomes; former credit in-charge Md Russell Mia; former Manager Operations M Atif Khaled; former First Assistant Vice President Amena Begum; former branch manager Mohammad Shamsul Hasan Bhuiyan; former Manager Operations Mahbub Ahmed; and former credit in-charge Md Kawsar Hossain.

According to the ACC, the accused acted in collusion and allegedly used fraud, deception and abuse of power to misappropriate Tk 1.95 crore from the bank. They subsequently allegedly committed offences related to money laundering.

The case has been approved under Sections 409, 109, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Penal Code, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and Section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

SKS

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