The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against 26 individuals, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman and former Janata Bank chairman and economist Abul Barkat for embezzling Tk1,130 crore from Janata Bank in the name of loans.
ACC disclosed the matter in a statement issued on Monday.
According to the charge sheet, a total of 22 companies under the Anantex Group were granted loans by relaxing conditions based on fake documents.
The investigation found that Tk531.43 crore was misappropriated in the name of loans, which, including interest, now stands at Tk1,130.18 crore.
Among others accused in the case, Anantex Group Chairman Yunus Badal, former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Abu Hena Mohammad Razi, former executive director Naushad Ali Chowdhury, and former Janata Bank director Jamal Uddin Ahmed, among others.
On 22 February this year, the ACC filed a case over the embezzlement of Tk297 crore in which economist Abul Barkat was arrested and remanded in custody in connection with the case.
