January 8, 2026, 3:10 am


Staff Correspondent

Published:
2026-01-06 20:01:14 BdST

ACC submits charge sheet against Nassa Group chairman Nazrul, 30 others


The ACC on Tuesday submitted a charge sheet against 30 people including former chairman of Exim Bank and owner of Nassa Group Nazrul Islam Mazumdar for embezzling of Tk6.16 billion as loans from the bank.

The information was disclosed by the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during its regular media briefing at the headquarters of the Commission.

A case was filed on 20 August in 2025 at the ACC Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1 against these accused people in this connection.

The charge sheet has been filed bringing charges under sections 420, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 109 of the Penal Code, along with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

The prominent accused of the case are - former Exim Bank Managing Director Mohammad Firoz Hossain, former Chairman Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, former Additional Managing Director Shah Md Abdul Bari, former Deputy Managing Director Mohammad Moidul Islam, Maksuda Khanam, Md Jasim Uddin Bhuiya and Nasrin Islam.

ACC sources said that during the investigation, allegations against FIR-named accused Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad could not be substantiated and a decision has been taken to discharge him from the charge.

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