The row first came under media glare after Syed Ahsanul Alam Parvez, a vice chairman at the bank, wrote a Facebook post on May 11. "There is in fact only Tk 270 million in the Islami Bank's Zakat fund," he claimed. Arastoo also brushed aside as 'baseless' Parvez's claim that the control of Islami Bank was returning to anti-liberation forces. Arastoo was made chairman and Parvez vice chairman in a major shake-up in January. Later, Parvez told bdnews24.com that he could not attend Thursday's meeting because the bank authorities did not arrange security for him.

Source: bd News24 May 18, 2017 20:48 UTC