Tk 3 cr Bogra Loan Forgery
Govt trying to withdraw cases against 19 traders
Our Correspondent, Bogra
The government is examining withdrawal of four cases filed against 19 businessmen in Bogra for drawing Tk three crore from Agrani Bank through alleged fraudulent means in 2000. A Public Prosecutor (PP) told to newsman that he received a letter from the Home Ministry through the Bogra Deputy Commissioner to see whether the cases could be withdrawn by showing those as 'political cases for harassment'. The loan money is now about Tk five crore with interest, bank sources said. The 19 people facing the cases include Abdul Kuddus, Jakir Hossain, Abdul Mannan, Hamidul Haque, Abdul Baki, Shazidur Rahman and Abdul Kafi. They took the loan against about 40,000 bags of "substandard, contaminated and contraband" fertiliser allegedly in connivance with some bank officials, sources said. Bogra Sadar and Sibgonj than police filed four cases against the 19 people and some Agrani Bank officials under the Special Powers Act after they recovered the fetrtiliser bags in several drives in February 2000 flowing secret information. Charge sheets were also filed in the cases. A high official of Agrani Bank told The Daily Star that they have filed another case against the borrowers and some bank officials to realise Tk 5 crore. Court sources said the cases are under trial now.
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