A Dhaka court has sentenced former managing director of Sonali Bank, Humayun Kabir, and eight others to 17 years in jail under two sections for embezzlement of Tk 51.97 million through loan forgery. Apart from this, another accused was given 8 years jail sentence under two sections in the same case.
Judge of the special court 5 in Dhaka, Md Iqbal Hossin, delivered the verdict on Sunday.
The nine others are the bank’s Deputy Managing Director Mainul Haque, General Managers Nani Gopal Nath, suspended official Mohammad Abdul Matin, Md Safiz Uddin, Md Kamrul Hossain, Md Saiful Islam Raja, Abdullah al Mamun, Md Mokbul Hosain and Altaf Hossain.
The court has fined each of the convicts Tk 51.97 million, said lawyer Mir Ahmed Ali Salam who appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Mainul Haque, Safiz Uddin, Altaf Hossain and Kamrul Hossain were present in the court during the deliberation of the verdict. The court also issued an arrest warrant against the absconding accused.
ACC filed the case with the Ramna Police Station on January 1 in 2013. It pressed the charge sheet on May 22 next year.
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