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Rohingya NID scam: ACC files case against 17
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday sued 17 people, including public officials and policemen accusing them of helping Rohingyas get Bangladesh National Identity (NID) cards and passports.
The deputy assistant director of ACC district integrated office of Chittagong 2, Md Sharif Uddin, filed the case.
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Accused officials and policemen are -former inspector of Cox'sbazar special branch ( SB) of Police S M Mizanur Rahman (now working at Patuakhali Control room), former inspector of Cox'sbazar SB Police Ruhul Amin ( now serving as officer in charge of Begumganj Thana), former Inspector of Cox'sbazar SB Police Prbash Chandra Dhar ( working as Inspector in DIG office of Rangpur), and additional regional officer of Cumilla election office Mozammel Hossain.
The other accused are Rohingyas who got the passports.
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ACC probe found that the accused were helping each other to acquire false NID cards and birth certificates.
The crime took place from July 28, 2008 to September 30, 2019.
Rohingya NID scam: ACC files case against 11
Anti Corruption Unit on Tuesday filed a case against 11 including public officials for helping Rohingyas get Bangladeshi National ID cards and passports.
Deputy assistant director of ACC district integrated office of Chattogram-2, Md Sharif Uddin, filed the case.
Accused officials and public representatives are office secretary of Doublemooring thana election office Md Jaynal Abedin, senior district election officer MLSS Md Nur Ahmmed; Saifuddin Chowdhury, data entry officer of Hathazari election office, technical expert of Keraniganj upazila election office Satya Sundar Dey, former chairman of Hathazari-Mirzapur union Md Nurul Absar; Ward-5 member of Mirzapur UP Md Nurul Islam, and former birth certificate official of Mirzapur UP Md Belal Uddin.
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Besides, Md Abdur Salam, Md Azizur Rahman, Ramzan Bibi and Najir Ahmed, four residents of Mirzapur union, were also accused in the case.
In 2019 a Rohingya woman named Ramjan Bibi was arrested while trying to collect her NID as a Bangladeshi citizen from Chattogram EC office.
Later during interrogation, she confessed that many Rohingya citizens were getting NID cards with the help of some officials of the EC office.
Many of the accused were arrested after that from different parts of the country, including the main perpetrators, according to investigators.
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ACC in its investigation got proof of the accused helping each other in acquiring false NID cards and birth certificates.
ACC files case against 17 people including 16 AB bank officials
Anti-Corruption Commision (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against a total of 17 people, including 16 officials of AB Bank, on corruption charges and embezzlement of money.
Deputy Director ( Public Relation) of ACC Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that from 2014 to 2017, these officials worked together to prepare work orders by abusing their power for fraudulent purposes.
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They withdrew TK176 crore using these fake documents and by giving seven illegal bank guarantees without the approval of the office was embezzled too.
A case has been registered against 17 people, including 16 officials of AB Bank for committing a punishable offense under Section 47 (48/47/471/09/109) and Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1948 by embezzling.
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The accused in the case are- proprietor of Ershad Brothers Corporation Ershad Ali, former Exrcutive Vice- President (EVP) and branch manager (now retired) of AB Bank A. B. M Abdus Sattar, former AVP and Relationship Manager Abdur Rahim, SVP and former Relationship Manager Anisur Rahman, AVP Ruhul Amin and Shahidul Islam, EVP and Head of CRM at head office Wasika Afrazi , former VP Mufti Mustafizur Rahman, former SE VP and head of CRM (now retired) Salma Akhter AVP OCRM Member of Head Office Mohammad Emarat Hassan Fakir, former Principal Officer, AB Bank (currently Principal Officer of Mutual Trust Bank) Touhidul Islam , member of SVP and CRM of AB Bank Shamim-e-Mershed, member of VP and CRM of the same bank at head Office Khandaker Rashed Anowar, member of AVP and CRM Sirajul Islam, VP and Member of Credit Committee of AB Bank Mohammad Mahfuz-ul-Islam, , former DMD and MD (now retired) and Head of Credit Committee of AB Bank Ltd ( Head Office) Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury, former MD (now retired) AB Bank Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury.
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