ACC summons Bismillah Group bosses

The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Bismillah Group Managing Director Khwaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury and Chairman Nowrin Habib on charges of laundering Tk 16 billion from six banks.

A letter was issued asking that they appear at ACC office on May 8, the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told bdnews24.com on Tuesday.

Ten more people were summoned.

They are Directors Abida Hasib, Mohammad Mayeen Uddin, Mainul Uddin Ishaq, Nahid Anwar Khan, Shafiqul Anwar Chowdhury, Sarwar Jahan, Deputy Managing Director Akbar Aziz Muttaki, Senior Manager (accounts) Mohammad Abul Hassan Chowdhury, TW Press entrepreneur Mohammad Mayeenuddin, Network Frame System Chairman Akhter Hossain.

Showing fake papers, they are said to have laundered Tk 3.8 billion from Prime Bank Limited, Tk 1.49 billion from Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited, Tk 800 million from Premier Bank Limited, almost Tk 4 billion from Janata Bank Limited, Tk 1.64 billion from Jamuna Bank Limited and Tk 270 million from Southeast Bank Limited .

ACC concerned itself with the matter after allegations pointed to officials of the banks.

The anti-graft watchdog formed a probe panel headed by Deputy Director Syed Iqbal on Feb 26. Others of the panel are – Assistant Deputy Directors Toufiqul Islam, Gulshan Ara Pradhan, Sardar Manjur Ahmed and Mohammad Al Amin.