The Anti-Corruption Commission filed cases against senior Jatiya Party leader Morshed Murad Ibrahim and his lawmaker wife Mahjabeen Morshed for loan swindle involving Tk 2.75 billion from BASIC Bank.
On Wednesday, the graft watchdog started the cases with the Chittagong Metropolitan Police against the couple and three others, including two former top officials of the state-owned bank.
Ibrahim serves as a vice president of the HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party’s central executive body. Mahjabeen is an MP from the women’s reserved seats on the party’s ticket, reports bdnews24.