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FINANCIAL SCANDAL

Hall-Mark-Sonali Bank loan scam

A financial-accountability record concerning alleged irregular loans at state-owned Sonali Bank, ACC proceedings, and a 2024 sentence in one case.

What happened

During 2010-2012, Bangladesh Bank and news reporting described irregular loan disbursements connected to Hall-Mark at Sonali Bank. Court reporting in 2024 said Tanvir Mahmud, Jesmin Islam, and others received life sentences in one Sonali Bank loan-scam case. This incident does not treat the broader allegations, proceedings, and specific sentence as one universal final finding.

People involved and exact roles

Tanvir Mahmud

SUBJECT

Linked as Hall-Mark Group managing director in the court-reported case context.

Jesmin Islam

SUBJECT

Linked as Hall-Mark Group chairperson in the court-reported case context.

Sources

Hallmark scam: Tanvir, his wife, others jailed for life

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The Daily Star · 28 May 2024

Court report that Hall-Mark Group managing director Tanvir Mahmud, chairperson Jesmin Islam, and others were sentenced in a Sonali Bank loan-scam case.

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Hallmark scam: Tanvir, his wife, others get life

Reviewed

Dhaka Tribune · 28 May 2024

Court report on sentencing in a Hall-Mark loan-scam case.

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Hall-Mark-Sonali Bank loan scam