Palli Sanchay Bank: Couple working as branch manager, field worker in Rampal sued over Tk2.38cr embezzlement

A case has been filed against the Rampal branch manager of Palli Sanchay Bank Hamima Sultana and her husband, Khan Nurul Amin, a field worker at the same branch, for allegedly embezzling nearly Tk2.38 crore from customer accounts.

Sameeran Kumar Mandal, deputy assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Bagerhat district office, filed the case today (4 February) under several sections of the Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.  

The accused, residents of Jhanjhania village in Rampal upazila, allegedly embezzled the funds through various fraudulent activities.

Citing the case statement, ACC Assistant Director Saidur Rahman said the couple colluded to create fake loans in the names of individuals who were not members of the bank's associated groups, often using copies of birth registration and national identity cards obtained under false pretenses.  

They also allegedly withdrew portions of approved loans from actual members and pocketed loan installment payments. 

Hamima Sultana is accused of embezzling Tk68 lakh independently, while Khan Nurul Amin, as a field assistant, is alleged to have embezzled Tk1.69 crore by disbursing only partial loan amounts to members and misappropriating the rest.  

His alleged activities impacted 23 different groups and five individual savings accounts, involving a total of 394 members.  

The embezzled funds include savings deposits, loan installments, money from fake loans, and cash intended for loan disbursement, said ACC official Saidur.

The ACC case further alleges that the accused attempted to destroy records related to their fraudulent activities, and that a significant portion of these records were indeed destroyed.