Bangladesh anti-graft watchdog toughens probe against former central bank governor Atiur Rahman

A spokesperson says a new demand letter will be issued for the information that was not found

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has again approached Bangladesh Bank for information and documents linked to a series of allegations against former governor Atiur Rahman and others.

In a letter dated Jun 11, the commission had requested the banking regulator to provide relevant information and records by 11am on Tuesday.

The ACC said it had already received some of the documents, which are being scrutinised.

Confirming the development, ACC spokesperson Md Tanzir Ahmed told bdnews24.com they are verifying whether all the requested information had been sent to them.

He said a new demand letter will be issued for the information that was not found.

The allegations include abuse of power, irregularities, issuing policies that exempted loan defaulters, the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist, the Hallmark-Sonali Bank loan scam, loan fraud by the S Alam Group, and “destroying the banking sector over the past 15 years through allowing indiscriminate loan fraud.”

A three-member ACC committee headed by Deputy Director Md Mominul Islam is investigating the allegations, according to the letter.