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The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against 52 people, including Ahsanul Alam, former Islami Bank chairman and son of S Alam, for embezzling Tk 918 crore through abuse of power, fraud, and forgery.

ACC Director General (prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain yesterday said the defendants are accused of embezzling Tk 827.42 crore, which amounts to Tk 918.57 crore with interest from Islami Bank’s Khatunganj Corporate Branch. They are also charged with concealing the source of funds and laundering money, according to the case statement.

The accused include Ahsanul Alam, former chairman and director of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC; Md Ariful Islam Chowdhury, managing director of Century Food Product Limited; Mohammad Hasanuzzaman, a member of the company; The On

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