DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approved the charge sheet of 11 cases against Hall-Mark Group for loan scam.

A source in ACC said that the approval came from a meeting at ACC office and 24 people will be sued.

Earlier, little-known Hallmark Group and five other companies embezzled Tk 3,547 crore from state-run Sonali Bank with the help of bank’s high-ups.

A central bank probe found that Sonali Bank high-ups, including a deputy managing director, a general manager and the branch manager, were directly involved in the scam.

Of Tk 3,547 crore, Hallmark Group alone took away Tk 2,686.14 crore, T and Brothers Tk 609.69 crore, Paragon Group Tk 146.60 crore, Nakshi Knit Tk 66.36 crore, DN Sports Tk 33.25 crore and Khanjahan Ali Tk 4.96 crore.

Of the six borrowers, Hallmark has been found to be the biggest fraudster.

BDST: 1547 HRS, SEP 16, 2013
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