ACC Sues BASIC Bank Official among 3

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against three people including BASIC bank’s Gulshan branch former manager Asif Ahmed on charges of embezzling Tk 9 crore.

ACC Director (media) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee said that the anti-graft body’s Assistant Director Mahbubul Alam filed the case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1 under the penal code and the prevention of corruption act-1947, reports Daily Sun.

The other two accused are Titan Apparels Ltd Managing Director Md Hasibur Rahman and its Director Arshia Atik.

The accused in collusion with each other embezzled Tk 8.96 crore from the Gulshan branch of the BASIC bank between October 8, 2008, to January 4, 2012, through abusing power and violating rules.