Bank manager among 3 jailed for up to 14 years for embezzling customer funds

A court has sentenced two suspects to 14 years in prison each and another suspect to eight years in jail for embezzling Tk 26.5 million from a bank customer through forgery and deception.

The court of Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Mizanur Rahman delivered the verdict on Tuesday.

The convicts are Md Ifthekharul Kabir, former priority banking manager of Eastern Bank Limited’s (EBL) Chandgaon branch; Azam Chowdhury, a resident of the Chandgaon residential area in the city; and Zakir Hossain Bappy, a resident of Madhyam Rampur in Chattogram’s Halishahar.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Public Prosecutor Mokarram Hossain said the court sentenced Ifthekhar and Azam to 14 years in prison each, while Zakir Hossain received an eight-year prison term.

Another suspect, Farzana Hossain Fancy, was acquitted.

All three convicts were present in court during the announcement of the verdict.