Tk3,700cr embezzlement: ACC submits report on steps taken against BB officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted a report to the High Court regarding the steps taken by the commission against the officials of the Bangladesh Bank who were allegedly involved in the embezzlement of Tk3,700 crore.

The report was submitted to the High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Khizir Hayat on Thursday. 

The court also set 5 February as the next hearing date in response to the ACC's petition seeking more time to provide details on the matter.

The ACC in its report said it does not yet have any specific information about the involvement of central bank officials in the embezzlement but a committee has been formed to look into the allegation. 

Besides, the investigations of 34 money laundering cases, including the ones filed against PK Haldar of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited, are also underway, the ACC said in the report.

On 18 October, the High Court asked the central bank and the ACC to inform what steps have been taken against 249 central bank officials, including five former deputy governors, over the embezzlement of Tk3,700 crore of different non-banking financial institutes which include the International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.

In view of this order, the ACC presented the report on Thursday.

Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state during the hearing while senior lawyer Advocate Md Khurshid Alam Khan was present on behalf of the ACC.