3 confess to embezzling gold from Samabaya Bank lockers Star Business Report Star Business Report
Two incumbent bankers and a former official of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank embezzled Tk 11.4 crore by selling gold from the lockers of the lender.
The theft came to surface after they had given confessional statements to the chambers of the magistrates yesterday. The theft took place at the principal branch of the bank in Dhaka.
The three are Deputy General Manager Abdul Alim, Assistant General Manager (Accounts) Hedayet Kabir, and former principal officer Md Mahbubul Haque.
The accused claimed that they had committed the crime as per instruction of the high-officials, including the chairman of the lender, according to the statements.
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Embezzling gold worth Tk 11.40 crore: 5 Samabaya Bank officials remanded Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
A Dhaka court today placed five high-ranked officials of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, including its Deputy General Manager, on a three-day remand for allegedly embezzling their clients deposited gold worth Tk 11.40 crore.
The officials are DGM Abdul Alim, AGM (Accounts) Hedayet Kabir, ex-Principal Officer Md Mahbubul Haque, Principal Officer Md Omar Faruque and Senior Officer (cash) Nur Mohammad.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge s Court of Dhaka passed the order after Mohammad Ibrahim, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission – also the investigation officer of the case – produced them with a three-day remand prayer.