The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated legal action against 12 officials from Rupali Bank PLC and Cooperative Credit Union Limited of Bangladesh (CCULB) in Bagerhat district for allegedly embezzling Tk 1.96 crore.
ACC Assistant Director Md Rassel Roni confirmed that the case was filed at the district office on Wednesday night.
The accused include Zahidur Rahman, former manager of Rupali Bank PLC’s Baruikhali branch; Nripen Kumar Paul, Md Maklukar Rahman, Md Azam Sheikh, Md Abdullah Talukdar, Aditya Kumar Mandol, and Sujan Kumar Sutar from Rupali Bank; and Md Farid Uddin, programme officer at the Morelganj upazila branch of CCULB.
Officers Sheikh Nazrul Islam, Sabina Yeasmin, Mohammad Moinuddin Hiru, and Abul Kalam Azad Mollick have also been accused in the case.
Roni stated that the accused individuals violated trust, acted with misconduct, neglected their duties, and embezzled Tk 1,96,70,000 between July 21, 2017, and July 31, 2021.
The first information report (FIR) has been submitted to the court, with further legal steps to follow pending investigation, as per Roni. This case has been filed under directives from the ACC’s head office.