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ACC to grill businessman over embezzlement charges of Tk 800 crore
Former chairman of Padma Bank Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat
Dhaka, Oct 24 - Former chairman of Padma Bank Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat has been summoned to the head office of Anti-Corruption Commission ( ACC) for questioning over allegations of embezzling Tk 800 crore from banks and share market scam.
Team leader of ACC deputy director Masudur Rahman sent a letter to Nafeez Sarafat asking him to appear at the commission in the capital at 10:00am on Thursday.
A three-member investigation committee headed by Deputy Director Masudur Rahman has been formed. Two other members are : Deputy Director Mostafizur Rahman and Deputy Assistant Director Muhammad Rakiz Minhaj
The letter was sent to three addresses of Nafeez Sarafat in the capital’s Gulshan and Khilkhet areas on October 16, asking him to appear at the ACC.
On October 7 the Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court imposed an international travel ban on Nafeez following an ACC petition while the ACC initiated an inquiry against him on August 15.
Nafeez served as the chairman of Padma Bank for more than six years and resigned in January this year.
He joined the Padma Bank, formerly known as Farmers Bank Limited, in January 2018 replacing its former chairman Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir.-UNB