DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed six former officials of Janata Bank Limited on charge of Ananda Shipyard’s loan scam of Tk 1,300 crore.

A team led-by Deputy Director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli of ACC started grilling them from 11:00am to 3:15pm Sunday in ACC headquarters in city’s Segun Bagicha area.

The officials are ex-FAGM M Mushfiqur Rahman, ex-assistant executive officer (ICD) Israfil Sikdar, ex-FAGM (ICD) MA Matin, ex-manager (ICD) M Mahfuzur Rahman, ex-AGM (ICD) Purnendu Kuman Roy and ex-AGM (ICD) Sagar Ahmed.

Ananda Shipyard embezzled Tk 1,300 crore from 12 banks and financial institutions in the name of ship export showing fake documents, the ACC claimed.

The information came after an inspection conducted by Bangladesh Bank.

BDST: 1640 HRS, FEB 06, 2015