Keya Group Faces Two Cases for Misappropriating Tk 526 Crore from Southeast Bank
- Update Time : 07:34:48 am, Saturday, 4 January 2025
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against Abdul Khaleque Pathan, Chairman of Keya Group, along with five officials of Southeast Bank Limited, for embezzling Tk 526.70 crore through unauthorized loans and abuse of power.
On Thursday, January 2, Azizul Haque, Deputy Director of the ACC, lodged the complaints at the ACC’s integrated district office.
The first case names six accused: Abdul Khaleque Pathan, then Senior Executive Vice President and Gulshan Branch Manager Mohammad Nurul Islam, Vice President and Credit In-Charge Md. Morshed Alam Mamun, Vice President and Branch Head Md. Rezwanul Kabir, Senior Assistant Vice President and Export In-Charge Amiya Kumar Mallick, and SAVP & Export In-Charge Md. Ashraful Islam. According to the case details, the accused misused their authority to withdraw Tk 498.38 crore from the bank’s Gulshan branch without approval from the head office.
The second case involves four individuals: Abdul Khaleque Pathan, Mohammad Nurul Islam, Md. Morshed Alam Mamun, and Md. Ashraful Islam. They are accused of misappropriating an additional Tk 28.32 crore using similar means. The charges are filed under Sections 420, 409, and 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1947.
