The corrupts are sucking the lifeblood out of the country, the High Court said while hearing a bail plea in an embezzlement case.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam made the remarks on Sunday (Dec 15).
The court said that the funds in the bank belong to the people and the laundered money must be recovered at any cost. “If needed, the assets of the accused should be sold to recover the money. They are sucking the lifeblood out of the country. They can’t be forgiven.”
On Dec 23, 2018, the Anti Corruption Commission submitted a charge sheet against seven people accusing them of embezzling over Tk 210 million from Dhaka Bank.
According to the case dossiers, 26 bills were submitted to Dhaka Bank’s Dhannmondi 32 no. Later the accused withdrew nearly Tk 269 million against 17 bills and only paid back a little over Tk 56 million.
Saimex Leather Private Ltd Chairman Talha Shahriar Ayub TS Ayub, his wife Director Tania Rahman, Dhaka Bank Dhanmondi branch Vice President and in charge Aminul Islam, Assistant Vice President Sultana Fahmida, Messrs S and S Agency owner Bibhuti Bhushan Bala, Messrs Zaman Enterprise owner Sheikh Asaduzzaman Mintu and Messrs Sadat owner Md Aminul Islam.
Talha Shahriar and his wife had moved the HC seeking bail. Their plea was scrapped and they were asked to surrender to a lower court.
On Mar 21, the lower court granted them bail after they surrendered. However, Dhaka Special Judge Court-9, scrapped the bail and asked them to surrender within one week following a plea by the ACC.