Krishi Bank ex-DGM sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former deputy general manager (DGM) of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Zubair Monjur to jail in three separate cases filed on charges of embezzlement of Taka 4.30 billion.
Senior special judge of Dhaka Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah sent the bank official to the jail after rejecting his bail plea as he surrendered before the court in the graft cases.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.

The DGM along with some others were accused in the cases filed with Tejgaon police station in August on charges of embezzling Taka 4.30 billion after giving a loan on fake documents.

Earlier on 22 September, the ACC arrested another former DGM of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Iqbal Hossain Molla in a case filed on 4 August over misappropriation of Tk 492.6 million.