ACC submits charge sheets against Sikder brothers

The ACC on Wednesday submitted two separate charge sheets against 13 people including former directors of National Bank Limited Ron Haque Sikder and Rick Haque Sikder for money laundering and corruption. Deputy Director (DD) of the Public Relations Department of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Md Akhtarul Islam disclosed the information to the journalists at his office in city's Segunbagicha area, BSS reports.

The other accused in the charge sheets are Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Shah Syed Abdul Bari, M A Wadud, asm Bulbul, Chowdhury Mustak Ahmed, Uzzwal Kumar Paul, Mohammad Rezwanul Haque, Subir Chandra Kar, Md Shamsul Alam, ANM Ahsan Habib and Tariqul Islam Khan. All these accused persons are present and former officers of National Bank Limited.

According to the ACC investigation, the two Sikder brothers in connivance with the other accused used huge amount of foreign currencies through their credit cards defying rules and circulars of Bangladesh Bank despite having insufficient balance in the foreign currency (FC) accounts from 2017 to 2021. 

The ACC during its investigation found that accused Ron Haque Sikder illegal spent US$ 60,92,225 equivalent to Taka 50 crore in Bangladeshi currency in abroad through his credit card at that time while Rick Haque Sikder used US$ 26,22,499, equivalent to about Taka 21 crore, from  his credit card in abroad. They later tried to adjust the money to the bank through money laundering.