ACC grills bank staff over ‘account of Sinha’

Kabir Humayun: Farmers Bank’s six officials were questioned over “a suspicious transaction involving Tk 4 crore in the account of former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha”.
ACC’s Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star that the ACC uizzed the six officials, including the bank’s former managing director SKM Shamim, at its Shegunbagicha office.
He, however, denied clarifying the subject matter. The others being questioned are: ex-head of business Gazi Salauddin, First Vice President Swapan Kumar Roy, ex-manager (operation) Lutful Haque, Credit In-Charge Shafiuddin Ahmed, and Executive Officer Umme Salma.
In a letter issued on Tuesday, the anti-graft watchdog summoned the six to inquire about “Tk 4 crore suspicious transaction in an account of a very important person of the country”.
Contacted, a highly-placed source within the commission, willing to remain anonymous, told The Daily Star the account holder is none other than the former chief justice SK Sinha.
Former chief justice Sinha “resigned” after delivering a historic verdict that annulled the 16th amendment of the constitution, in face of outrage of ruling party leaders.
After staying abroad since last year, he wrote a book that has taken the internet by storm.