The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Alamgir Hossain, a branch manager of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank, for allegedly fleeing after embezzling more than Tk10 crore.
He was detained from a house in Chittagong around 9:30pm on Saturday and handed over to the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) Noakhali investigation team at 10:30am on Sunday.
According to the ACC, Alamgir siphoned off over Tk10 crore from two branches of the bank by using fake NID cards and mobile numbers and taking loans in the names of customers without their knowledge.
During an ACC Enforcement Unit operation on October 20, officials collected and verified records, uncovering clear evidence of irregularities and fraud. The bank’s internal investigation also confirmed the allegations. Following this, the ACC filed two separate cases with the Noakhali Special Senior Judge’s Court.
ACC officials said the cases involve about Tk9 crore in misappropriated funds. RAB-11 arrested the accused bank manager in connection with the cases.
ACC Deputy Director Faruk Ahmed said: “After arresting Manager Alamgir Hossain with the help of RAB, we are taking the necessary steps to present him before the court. Two cases of embezzlement and fraud have been filed against him in connection with the Senbagh and Noakhali branches.”
Md Sujan Mia, Noakhali deputy director and district commandant of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force, said: “The bank manager embezzled money by issuing loans in the names of our members. An estimated Tk10 crore has been misappropriated, as revealed in internal investigations by both the ACC and the bank. He was arrested today in the ACC case.”
