DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned 11 officials of Janata Bank Limited to interrogate them over the allegation of Ananda Shipyard’s loan scam of Tk 1,300 crore.

The ACC on Thursday sent a notice signed by its deputy director Mir M Zainul Abedin Shibli to the bank authorities and asked the officials to appear before the anti-graft body on February 5 and 8.

The bank officials, who have to appear before ACC on February 5, include ex-first assistant general manager and also manager (ICD) Shamsunnahar Begum, former AGM M Afzal Hossain, ex-DGM M Nazrul Islam, ex-GM M Nuruzzaman and FAGM M Enamul Haque of Janata Bank local office.

Moreover, ex-FAGM M Mushfiqur Rahman, ex-assistant executive officer (ICD) Israfil Sikdar, ex-FAGM (ICD) MA Matin, ex-manager (ICD) M Mahfuzur Rahman, ex-AGM (ICD) Purnendu Kuman Roy and ex-AGM (ICD) Sagar Ahmed have to be present on February 8.

Ananda Shipyard embezzled Tk 1,300 crore from 12 banks and finance companies in name of ship export, the ACC claimed.

The information came after an inspection conducted by Bangladesh Bank officials.

BDST: 2029 HRS, JAN 29, 2015