DHAKA: The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday quizzed three Sonali Bank officials for the embezzlement of Tk 7000 crore from nine branches of the state-owned bank.

The three officers are assistant general manager Nur Ahmed, senior executive officer Abdul Jabbar and executive officer Shawkat Ara Khanam.

ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli grilled them from 11:00am to 4:00pm in its office.

He also confirmed the matter to banglanews.

The statement said they embezzled around Tk 7000 crore from Hotel Rupashi Bangla branch, Agargaon branch, Gulshan branch, local office, Motijheel Foreign Export Corporate branch, Bangabandhu Avenue Corporate branch, Chittagong Agrabad Corporate branch, Chittagong Laldighi Corporate branch and Narayanganj Corporate branch of Sonali Bank with opening fake letter of Credit (LC) accounts and loan forgery. 

With the collaboration of some officers of the bank and a fraud group embezzled the huge money.

Chief of the probe team, Mir Joynul Abedin Shibli, collected some recorded copies from December 2, 2013 to August 14, 2014 through managing director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sonali Bank’s main branch.

BDST: 1920 HRS, OCT 01, 2014