The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a graft case against 11 individuals, including a managing director and four general managers of Agrani Bank, in connection with a massive loan scam and embezzlement of funds.
Md Akhter Hossain, Director General (Prevention) of the ACC, disclosed at a press briefing that the accused facilitated a loan of Tk 51 crore in 2010 to Jsamir Vegetable Oil Limited through “Messer’s Mizan Traders,” a company linked to the Nurjahan Group. The outstanding loan amount now stands at Tk 189.80 crore.
The investigation revealed that the loan was approved rapidly after account opening, with recommendations from branch officials and senior bank officers. The loan was sanctioned without proper objections, and the bank’s Board of Directors later approved it.
The case names several former high-ranking Agrani Bank officials, including former managing director and COO Syed Abdul Hamid, and others. Also implicated are Md Mizanur Rahman, owner of Messer’s Mizan Traders, Zahir Ahmed, managing director of Jsamir Vegetable Oil Limited, and two bank directors.
The ACC filed charges under the Corruption Prevention Act, 1947, and the Bangladesh Penal Code.
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