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A former Grameen Bank official in Barisal has been sentenced to seven years in jail and fined the same amount for embezzling Tk 4 crore 94 lakh by forging depositors’ signatures. Special Divisional Judge of Barisal. Mohsinul Hakim delivered the verdict in the absence of the defendants on Tuesday afternoon.
The name of the convicted bank official is Delwar Hasan. His home is in the village of Chhatiantala in the Jessore district. He is a former manager of the Raipasha branch of the Grameen Bank in Barisal Sadar upazila. The accusation against him is that while he was the branch manager, he embezzled 4 crore 94 lakh 22,238 rupees by forging the signatures of 46 depositors. On July 30, 2012, the then deputy director of the Barisal office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), RK Majumder, filed a lawsuit against the former bank official at the Kotwali Police Station.
According to the details of the case, Delwar Hasan was manager of the Raipasha branch of the Grameen Bank in Barisal Sadar Upazila from August 1, 2010 to December 11, 2011. At that time, he forged the signatures of 46 depositors and embezzled 4 crore 94 lakh 22,236 rupees deposited in the bank. After the incident was discovered, ACC officer RK Majumder filed a case at the police station. Later, the investigator of the case said the deputy director of the ACC. Matiur Rahman presented the charge sheet in court.
According to judicial sources, the court accepted the testimony of eight people in the case. The defendant Delwar Hasan was sentenced to seven years in rigorous prison and fined the same amount as the embezzlement.
