ACC prepares charge sheet against Sikder brothers

 
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to prepare a charge sheet against 24 people including Sikder brothers Ron Haque Sikder and Rick Haque Sikder in connection with the illegal transfer of USD 87 lakh.

ACC Director General Akter Hossain unveiled this information on Wednesday (29 October 2025) at a press conference.

Akter Hossain said "Ron Haque Sikder transferred abroad USD 60 lakh 92 thousand by means of his credit card. In the same way Rick Haque Sikder laundered overseas USD 26 lakh 22 thousand. That's why these two brothers have been named in the charge sheet."

Rick Haque Sikder and Ron Haque Sikder are the owners of Sikder Group who run private medical colleges, real estate business, newspapers, banks etcetera.

National Bank Limited belongs to the Sikder brothers. National Bank Limited became inflicted with a broad range of corruption, loan scams, financial rackets and money laundering while ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in power. Anarchy and rampage in National Bank Limited hit news headlines a number of times. The Sikder Brothers' sister Parveen 

Haque Sikder was a Member of Parliament (MP) of banned outfit Awami League.
National Bank Limited is currently one of the most devastated private banks in Bangladesh. Financial sources have informed that this bank is not being able to bear operational costs and pay staff salaries for more than one year.