DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday quizzed five top officials of the state-run Sonali Bank, including its deputy general manager (DGM) Farzana Chowdhury, over the loan scam of Tk 7,000 crore.

The four other officials are senior executive officers Ashraful Haider Chowdhury and Kazi Enamul Haque, senior officer Mizanur Rahman and assistant officer M Momin Bhuiyan.

Sources said a team led by ACC senior deputy director Mir Mohammad Joynul Abedin Shibli interrogated the five officials from 10:30am to 1:30pm at its Segunbagicha office in city.

However, the Sonali Bank officials were quizzed for their alleged involvement in corruption by violating the rules of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country.

The ACC statement said the accused embezzled around Tk 7,000 crore from nine branches of the bank, including Sheraton Hotel Branch, foreign trade corporate branch, Gulshan branch, Bangabandhu Avenue corporate branch, Agargaon branch, local office, Agrabad corporate branch in Chittagong, Laldighi corporate office and Narayanganj corporate branch.

With the collaboration of some officers of the bank and a fraud group embezzled the huge amount of money.

Earlier on Tuesday, the anti-graft body also grilled six Sonali Bank officials for the embezzlement of Tk 7,000 crore from the nine branches.

BDST: 1546 HRS, OCT 29, 2014