Ex-minister Mosharraf, Nafeez Sarafat, 9 others sued over Tk71cr embezzlement
In the first case, 10 individuals including Nafeez Sarafat’s wife Anjuman Ara Sahid and son Rahib Safwan Sarafat Chowdhury, were made accused
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against 11 individuals, including former minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, on charges of their involvement in embezzling Tk71 crore.
In the first case, 10 individuals including Nafeez Sarafat's wife Anjuman Ara Sahid and son Rahib Safwan Sarafat Chowdhury, were made accused, Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain told reporters at ACC head office today (16 July).
The other accused are Tarek Riaz Khan, Padma Bank's MD, SK Mehedi Hasan, ex-chairman of Dynesty Homes Ltd, Dalia Chowdhury, Farhana Monem, Rimon Karmaker, Sajid Haque and Amin Nawer Chowdhury.
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In the second case, Nafeez Sarafat, his wife Anjuman Ara Sahid, son Rahib Safwan Sarafat Chowdhury, and former Housing Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain have been accused.
According to first case's statement, they colluded to lease Padma Bank's head office and Gulshan-2 branch to a 20-storey residential building—Finance Square—violating Bangladesh Bank directives.
By relocating the project, they used a shell company tied to their interests to misappropriate at least Tk66.51 crore—Tk14.07 crore in advance payments, Tk2 crore in hidden construction costs, and Tk52.44 crore concealed overall.
According to second case's statement, the accused, in collusion, abused their authority and unlawfully influenced Rajuk procedures to illegally convert a residential plot into a commercial one. They also laundered at least Tk4.97 crore by misappropriating and transferring illicit assets.
