DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing ICL Group Managing Director, also Jatiya Party Vice-Chairman HNM Shafiqur Rahman in a money embezzlement case.

An ACC team, led by deputy director Naris Uddin, is quizzing him at ACC office in capital’s Segunbagicha Thursday.

On August 22, he was arrested from Comilla for his alleged involvement in misappropriating about Tk 3500 crore, collected from clients giving fake assurance of double profit.

On August 25, he got bail and later, ACC called him for grilling.

ACC also asked him to submit audit reports from 2001-12, banks statements and clients’ addresses.

After the ICSL closed its offices suddenly on February 25, the cooperatives department suspected that its senior officials might have misappropriated clients’ money.

The department on February 26 filed a case with Paltan police against the officials of the society, which had been operating in three districts since 2001, alleging their involvement in money laundering.

On February 25, ICSL clients found all the 33 of its branches in Dhaka, Narsingdi and Comilla were closed without any prior notice.

BDST: 1145 HRS, SEP 05, 2013
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