The anti-corruption commission has launched an investigation into the allegations that Jamuna Bank director Gazi Golam Ashria and Gazi Golam Murtaza, sons of former minister Gazi Golam Dastgir, have embezzled huge amounts of money in the name of supplying IT materials since 2016. In particular, in the board meeting of August 13, 2023, there is an allegation against them of forcibly passing hardware worth 15 crores of IT department for purchase of 80-90 crores of rupees. The board meeting was presided over by the son of former minister Mohammad Tajul Islam. Saidul Islam. It is alleged that Jamuna Bank Director Redwan Kabir Ansari, Director Redwan Karim Ansari, Director Robin Rajan Sakhawat, and Head of IT Department Zahid were involved in the passing of IT materials in that meeting by showing extra cost.
On August 14, 2023, the Anti-Corruption Commission issued a letter to Mirza Ilyach, Managing Director of Jamuna Bank, to send a report along with an opinion regarding the above allegations.
It is alleged that the Managing Director of Jamuna Bank, Mirza Ilyas, stopped the ACC’s action under the influence of the ministers without replying to the letter signed by Uttam Kumar Mondal, Managing Director of Jamuna Bank. The first step of the ACC was stopped.
In December 2023, a letter signed by Bangladesh Bank’s joint director regarding the purchase of IT equipment went to the Anti-Corruption Commission and it came up for discussion again. In view of this letter, on the 5th of this month, the Director General (Money Laundering) of the Anti-Corruption Commission has been instructed to take post-investigation activities from the bank branch of the commission.
It is said that the former minister’s son Saidul Islam has left the country and fled abroad.
According to reliable sources regarding the closure of the ACC investigation for the first time,
The current MD of Jamuna Bank, Mirza Ilyach Uddin Ahmed, is a third division or classed in education. Despite this, he was re-appointed as MD for another five years in defiance of Bangladesh Bank’s instructions. Sons of former ministers were behind it. Mirza Ilyach was involved in all kinds of irregularities and corruption, including the procurement of IT materials. Meanwhile, the inspection team of the central bank found financial irregularities as a bank managed by him. A review of the report shows that an account is maintained in Dilkusha branch of the bank for payment of salary and allowances of MD of Yamuna Bank, whose account is No-1102000015899. From August 16, 2022 to June 30, 2023, about 67 lakh 58 thousand rupees have been deposited through cash and online transfer from other banks, besides depositing the salary and other benefits in the account. However, the inspection team of Bangladesh Bank did not find any source of this money. Vouchers for cash deposits and online transfers from other banks are asked to be sent to Bangladesh Bank.
It is known that despite the instructions, the bank has not provided any vouchers for cash deposit and online transfer to Bangladesh Bank.
Jamuna Bank MD Mirza Ilyach was called multiple times to inquire about this, but he did not receive the call. Later, a message was sent on WhatsApp mentioning the irregularities, but he did not respond.
