Oriental Bank
HC asks why anti-graft action against officials won't be illegal
Unb, Dhaka
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking for explanation why the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) action in suing Oriental Bank officials, including its former managing director CM Koyes Sami, should not be declared illegal.Responding to a writ petition filed by Sami, a division bench comprising Justice MA Wahhab Mian and Justice M Emdadul Huq issued the rule. Earlier on Sunday, the bench had issued similar rule upon the ACC following writ petitions filed by the four bankers charged with defalcation of the bank money. "All the rules will come up for hearing today," a court source said. On January 25, Kazi Monjur Hossain, a senior assistant vice-president of Oriental Bank, lodged a criminal case against Orion Group chief Obaidul Karim, bank's MD CM Koyes Sami and 22 other incumbent and former officials of the bank for embezzling Tk 596. 44 crore in connivance with one another. Advocate Habibul Islam Bhuiyan appeared for the accused, Koyes Sami.
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