The court also asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to inform the court about the proceedings by April 5. The others accused are Bismillah Group Director Shafiqul Anwar Chowdhury, its Deputy Managing Director Akbar Aziz Mutakki, General Manager Muhammad Abul Hossain Chowdhury, Manager Riaz Uddin Ahmed and Chairman of Network Freight System Limited Md Akhter Hossain. On September 10, 2018, a Dhaka court awarded Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, his wife and Chairman Nowrin Hasib and seven others, 10 years in jail and fined them Tk30.67 crore. On November 3, 2013, the ACC filed 12 cases with Motijheel, New Market and Ramna police stations against 53 officials of five banks and the Bismillah Group, a terry towel producer, for their alleged involvement in the embezzlement of funded loans worth over Tk9.9bn. The list of the accused included 13 people from Bismillah Group, 12 Janata Bank officials, eight Prime Bank officials, seven Premier Bank officials, five Jamuna Bank officials and eight Shahjalal Islami Bank officials.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 25, 2020 17:15 UTC