The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday approved charge-sheet against former managing director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder) and 13 of his associates over illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering.
During the investigation, the commission found proof of accumulating over Tk 4.26 billion by Mr Halder, transaction of over Tk 60.8 billion in different bank accounts of Mr Halder and his aides, and laundering CA$ 11.7 million to Canada.
The other accused of the case include -- PK Halder's mother Leelabati Halder, his brother Prithish Kumar Halder, Abantika Baral, Shankhya Bepari, Sukumar Mridha, Anindita Mridha, Purnima Rani Halder, Uttam Kumar Mistri, Amitabh Adhikari, Rajib Shome, Subrata Das, Anaga Mohan Roy, and Shwapan Kumar Mistri.
The ACC inquiry team, led by its Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, traced that at least 14 fake organisations were registered by using only two addresses, against which Mr Haldar and his associates used to take loans and launder the money.
After a long investigation, the commission filed five cases against 31 people, including PK Halder, on January 25, 2021.
According to the case statements, the accused used a total of 178 bank accounts, opened in the name of various fake individuals by using forged documents, to deposit about Tk 60.8 billion, taken as loans from different financial institutions against some fake organisations.
About Tk 60.76 billion were cashed different times from those accounts with the intention of laundering or embezzlement. PK Haldar is currently hiding in Canada, the ACC officials said.
