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Money laundering: AB Bank ex-chairman at ACC

Former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque
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The Anti-Corruption Commission started interrogating former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque this morning over “laundering Tk 165 crore” to UAE.

Read More: AB Bank board restructured

 

The interrogation started at ACC headquarters around 9:00am, commission’s Press Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star.

Wahidul Haque, along with AB Bank’s vice chairman and a director, resigned from the bank's board of directors on December 21 amid allegations of money laundering by the bank.

The development comes at a time when the bank faces criticism over its alleged laundering of around Tk 165 crore ($20 million) to the United Arab Emirates through two shady organisations in the name of investment.

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Money laundering: AB Bank ex-chairman at ACC

Former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque
Photo: Collected

The Anti-Corruption Commission started interrogating former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque this morning over “laundering Tk 165 crore” to UAE.

Read More: AB Bank board restructured

 

The interrogation started at ACC headquarters around 9:00am, commission’s Press Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star.

Wahidul Haque, along with AB Bank’s vice chairman and a director, resigned from the bank's board of directors on December 21 amid allegations of money laundering by the bank.

The development comes at a time when the bank faces criticism over its alleged laundering of around Tk 165 crore ($20 million) to the United Arab Emirates through two shady organisations in the name of investment.

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