Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against six people including Mahbubul Haq Chisty, former chairman of audit committee of Farmers Bank (currntly Padma Bank).

ACC spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB that the case was filed against them for their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk63 crore from Farmers Bank

Deputy Assistant Director of ACC Shahjahan Meraz filed the case with Dhaka-1 Integrated District Office today.

The five others are Bakshiganj Jute Spinners Ltd Managing Director Md Rashedul Haque Chishty, Padma Bank’s suspended Executive Vice President Mohammad Jahangir Alam Majumder, Al-Farooq Bags Ltd Chairman Chowdhury Al Farooq, its Managing Director Redwanul Kabir Chowdhury and the company’s Director Kabir Chowdhury.

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According to ACC, the accused in collusion with each other’s took Tk 40.79 crore form Farmers Bank’s Motijheel Branch violating rules and embezzled the money.

The money stood at Tk 62.96 crore along with interest on December 31, 2019.