In a major financial crime verdict, a Dhaka court has sentenced 11 individuals, including seven former officials of Sonali Bank, for embezzling Tk 1.38 crore from the bank’s Sheraton Hotel branch. The judgment was delivered on Monday by Judge Mohammad Zakaria Hossain of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6. Among the convicted, seven former bank officials received 3-year prison terms. These include ex-Managing Director Humayun Kabir, ex-Deputy Managing Director Moinul Haque, ex-General Managers Nonigopal Nath and Mir Mohidur Rahman, ex-Deputy General Manager Shafiz Uddin Ahmed, and ex-Assistant General Managers Saiful Hasan and Kamrul Hossain Khan. Four individuals—Tajul Islam Molla (Chairman of Khanjahan Ali Sweater), Emdadul Haque Sheikh, Mir Mohammad Shawkat Ali, and Rafiqul Islam (all directors)—received 10-year prison terms. The court also ordered the recovery of the embezzled funds in proportion from each convict and their deposit into the state treasury. The sentence for fugitives will come into effect upon their arrest or voluntary surrender. At the time of the verdict, only four convicts were present in court while the remaining seven are absconding. According to the case details, the accused colluded to fraudulently siphon off Tk 1.38 crore from Sonali Bank’s Sheraton Hotel branch.
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