The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed 24 more cases in
connection with the Tk 5,000-crore BASIC Bank scam between 2010 and
2013.
The officials investigating the scam filed four cases with Motijheel, eight with Paltan and 12 with Gulshan police stations.
Borrowers and some officials of the state-run bank were accused in
these cases. However, the then BASIC Bank chairman Abdul Hye Bacchu, who
is believed to be at the centre of the scam, was not accused in any of
the cases.
The anti-graft watchdog on Monday filed 18 cases accusing 56 people of embezzling over Tk 650 crore from the state lender.
Early this month, the ACC gave approval to its investigating officers to file 56 cases in connection with the BASIC Bank scam.
One of the best-run banks until 2009, BASIC Bank has been mired in financial irregularities in recent years.
