DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will submit charge-sheet to court of 11 cases against Hall-Mark Group after 20 days of approval.
Sources said the ACC would submit the charge-sheet on Monday accusing 25 officials of Hall-Mark and Sonali Bank.
Investigation officer of the case Mir Joynul Abedin Sibli confirmed the matter to banglanews.
On September 16, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approved the charge sheet of 11 cases against Hall-Mark Group for loan scam on September 16.
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, Hall-mark has been found to be the biggest fraudster.
BDST: 2158 HRS, OCT 06, 2013
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