Loan scam

Janata’s great leniency to an errant client

Troubled state-run lender Janata Bank continues to be overly lenient towards AnonTex Group, one of its five large borrowers, despite negligible loan recovery in 13 years from the garment manufacturer.

Anti-corruption day: Cases filed, but no progress in probes

Several big loan scams in the banking and financial sectors came to the fore in the last decade and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has done its job by filing cases. But, no progress is apparent.

Saving our ailing banking sector

Bangladesh's banking sector faces a number of major challenges including rising nonperforming loans, credit concentrations, poor

Several people involved in Tk 4 crore loan scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found the involvement of several people in the forgery of two loans acquired from Farmers Bank, ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday said.

BASIC Bank Loan Scam: 50 ghost firms traced

BASIC Bank has finally been able to trace 50 firms which took loans from the bank showing fake documents with the help of its former chairman Abdul Hye Bachchu.

Tk 250cr Loan Scam / ACC quizzes 5 more Janata Bank officials as witnesses

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday interrogated five more senior officials of Janata Bank as witnesses in a graft case filed over Tk 250 crore loan scam.

BASIC Scam / Two business persons held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested two businessmen in a case filed over a Tk 76 crore loan scam at BASIC Bank.

Loan scam: BASIC Bank GM held

The Anti-Corruption Commission arrests a top official of state-owned BASIC Bank in connection with a loan scam.

Loan scam: BASIC Bank official among 4 held

ACC arrests four people including an official of the BASIC Bank in Dhaka in connection with swindling of huge amount of money from the bank.

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

Janata’s great leniency to an errant client

Troubled state-run lender Janata Bank continues to be overly lenient towards AnonTex Group, one of its five large borrowers, despite negligible loan recovery in 13 years from the garment manufacturer.

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Anti-corruption day: Cases filed, but no progress in probes

Several big loan scams in the banking and financial sectors came to the fore in the last decade and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has done its job by filing cases. But, no progress is apparent.

March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019

Saving our ailing banking sector

Bangladesh's banking sector faces a number of major challenges including rising nonperforming loans, credit concentrations, poor

October 5, 2018
October 5, 2018

Several people involved in Tk 4 crore loan scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found the involvement of several people in the forgery of two loans acquired from Farmers Bank, ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday said.

September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017

BASIC Bank Loan Scam: 50 ghost firms traced

BASIC Bank has finally been able to trace 50 firms which took loans from the bank showing fake documents with the help of its former chairman Abdul Hye Bachchu.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

ACC quizzes 5 more Janata Bank officials as witnesses

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday interrogated five more senior officials of Janata Bank as witnesses in a graft case filed over Tk 250 crore loan scam.

May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016

Two business persons held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested two businessmen in a case filed over a Tk 76 crore loan scam at BASIC Bank.

April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016

Loan scam: BASIC Bank GM held

The Anti-Corruption Commission arrests a top official of state-owned BASIC Bank in connection with a loan scam.

March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016

Loan scam: BASIC Bank official among 4 held

ACC arrests four people including an official of the BASIC Bank in Dhaka in connection with swindling of huge amount of money from the bank.

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

Loan scam: HC clears way for trail of Hall Mark GM

The High Court clears the way for continuing trial of Hall Mark Group General Manager Tusher Ahmed in nine separate loan-scam cases.