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FINANCIAL SCANDAL

BASIC Bank loan scam

A financial-sector accountability record concerning loan irregularities at state-owned BASIC Bank, Bangladesh Bank inspections, and ACC proceedings.

What happened

Public reporting described loan-approval and documentation irregularities at several BASIC Bank branches during 2009-2012. Reports in 2023 described ACC case activity involving former chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and others. This record treats the matters as allegations and proceedings, not as final convictions.

People involved and exact roles

Sources

Basic Bank scam: ACC files 59 cases against Bacchu, 146 others

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The Daily Star · 12 Dec 2023

Report that the ACC filed cases against former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and others over alleged loan irregularities.

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Basic Bank loan scam case reporting

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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 12 Dec 2023

State news report on ACC case activity involving former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and others.

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BASIC Bank loan scam