Graft cases: Court asks ACC to submit probe report against Shahed

A Dhaka court today again asked the ACC to submit by February 16 the probe reports of two graft cases filed against Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed and several others over misappropriating Tk 4.22 crore from two banks.

The first case was filed on July 22 last year against Shahed and three others for misappropriating about Tk 1.51 crore of NRB Bank Ltd.

Other accused are, Regent Hospital Managing Editor Ibrahim Khalil; former vice-president at SME Division of NRB Bank Wahid-bin-Ahmed, and former principal officer of the bank Sohanur Rahman.

The second case was filed on July 27 the same year against Shahed and three others over the misappropriation of Tk 2.71 crore of Farmers Bank Ltd.

The three are: Mahbubul Haque Chisty, of former audit committee of Farmers Bank Ltd (now Padma Bank Ltd), his son Rashedul Haque Chisty, and Regent Hospital Managing Director Ibrahim Khalil.