The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing to initiate two new cases against former banker Proshanta Kumar Halder, commonly known as PK Halder, over a Tk 500 million “loan fraud” at South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank. According to him, a total of 50 people will be named in the two cases, with 24 of them appearing in both. The charges fall under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, according to the ACC official. Asked about progress on bringing PK Halder back to Bangladesh, he said: “The process is complicated, but several agencies are working to bring him home.”He added, “Our law-enforcing agencies, including the ACC, are trying to have him extradited. That’s why our agencies are making efforts to have him returned,” the officer said.
