5 ex-officials of Oriental Bank jailed in graft case

FT ONLINE

Two former officials, including senior vice president, of Oriental Bank Limited were jailed for 68 years while three others for 17 years in four corruption cases.

Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judges Court-5 of Dhaka pronounced the judgement.

Shah Md Harun, a former senior vice president of Oriental Bank, is among the convicts.

As all the convicts have been shown fugitive, the punishment will be effective from the day of their arrest or surrender. 

The private bank was hit by scams in 2005-06. In 2006, Bangladesh Bank took over the bank and appointed an administrator.

Later, the bank was sold to a Malaysia-based business group and renamed as ICB Islamic Bank in 2009.