Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 24 Feb 2021 02:38 AM BdST
Updated: 24 Feb 2021 03:02 AM BdST
The Bangladesh Bank’s role in recovering defaulted loans taken from People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd or PLFSL, a firm undergoing liquidation, has irked the High Court. );
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A judge says the central bank officials responsible for overseeing the financial institutions “took benefits” from the scam centring businessman Proshanto Kumar Halder.
Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar made the comments on Tuesday while hearing statements of some of those who defaulted on more than Tk 500,000 loans from PLFSL.
“The Bangladesh Bank officials in charge of overseeing the financial institutions sat there and took [benefits]. These corrupt officials took facilities from PK Halder and the loan defaulters,” the judge said.