ACC arrests former AIBL official in Tk8 crore embezzlement case
Bangladesh
The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a former principal officer at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited, who was accused in a case over embezzling around Tk8 crore.
An Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) team of ACC's integrated district office in Dhaka, led by its Assistant Director Amir Hossain, arrested Md Taslim Sarker from the capital's Segunbagicha area on Sunday.
ACC director Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
Sources from ACC said the bank had filed a case against Taslim for embezzling Tk8 crore, and the ACC was investigating the case.
As part of the investigation into the case, Taslim was arrested, confirmed the sources.
The sources also said Taslim was in Ramna Police custody after his arrest, and he would be produced before the court on Monday.
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