The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved two charge sheets against National Bank’s former directors Rick Haque Sikder and Ron Haque Sikder (two for Rick, one for Ron) for allegedly laundering around Tk 71 crore.
The ACC disclosed the information in a statement on Wednesday.
The two charge sheets against Rick also included 11 bankers – former executive vice president Mahfuzur Rahman and former managing director ASM Bulbul, Shah Syed Abdul Bari and Choudhury Moshtaq Ahmed, former additional managing director MA Wadud, former vice president Subir Kumar Kar and ANM Ahsan Habib, former senior assistant vice president Uzzal Kumar Paul, Mohammad Rezaunal Haque and Tariqul Islam Khan and former assistant vice president Shamsul Haque.
The statement said Rick Haque Sikder spent around Tk 21 crore abroad in violation of bank rules between 2017 and 2021 using credit cards.
Later, on the same day, the ACC revealed that it had approved another charge sheet against Rick’s brother, Ron, and 11 others for allegedly laundering Tk50 crore.
The charge sheet also included 11 bankers: former Executive Vice President Mahfuzur Rahman and former Managing Director ASM Bulbul, Shah Syed Abdul Bari and Choudhury Moshtaq Ahmed, former Additional Managing Director MA Wadud, former Vice President Subir Kumar Kar and ANM Ahsan Habib, former Senior Assistant Vice President Uzzal Kumar Paul, Mohammad Rezaunal Haque and Tariqul Islam Khan and former Assistant Vice President Shamsul Haque.
The statement said Rick Haque Sikder spent around Tk 50 crore abroad in violation of bank rules between 2017 and 2021 using credit cards.
