Shahjalal Islami Bank has sold dollars at an extra price by disobeying the central bank’s directive. The investigation has come up that about Tk 1 crore has been collected from the customer in some branches, including the Dhaka headquarters, Uttar and Uttar. In the meantime of the allegations of the allegations, two officers, including one DMD of the bank Exemption Given
Bangladesh BankAccording to sources in the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Shahjalal Islam Bank was involved in the dollar of the $ 2022 dollar in the influence of the Russia-Ukraine war. Bangladesh Bank also fined the bank in 2021 for dollar transactions at extra rates.
According to the documents, the bank was behind the dollar of Shahjalal Islami Bank Managing director Mosleh Uddin and the then Manager (DMD) of the Dhaka headquarters Mostafa Hossain. Mosleh Uddin joined Shahjalal Islami Bank from NCC Bank in 2022 and brought Mostafa Hossain from Dhaka Bank and took over the Dhaka headquarters of Islami Bank. The Dhaka headquarters of the bank took the extra price of the dollar. They used to deal as personal as the bank, which was detected by the bank’s own audit in September 2021, without depositing extra money from the customer. Even the audit team rescued AVP and Import Incharge Mohammad Nakibul Haque’s drawer of Dhaka Head Office to the cash check and pay order handicap, which amount was about Tk 1 crore. The investigation team also found evidence of the embezzlement of Tk 2 lakh. Above all, DMD Mostafa Hossain was from the job after receiving the truth of the allegations in the preliminary investigation Dismissed And AVP Nakibul Haque has been released.
According to the data, at Shahjalal’s Dhaka headquarters, from July 1 to May 20, 2021, the customer has received an additional exchange gain from the customer. Of these, Tk 1 crore 5 lakh was taken from Ghazi International, Ghazi Tank, Global Brand Private Limited. Besides, 1 lakh 3 thousand were taken from the Inglone Travel and Tours Limited under the sponsorship. However, the bank’s audit has been informed about the recovery of Tk.
Mosleh Uddin, Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank in this regard Today’s magazine‘Who says,’ From the dollar to the Exchange Gain Bank is a global rule. The bank sells dollars by declaring the contract with the customer. If there is no different rate, there will be no business. It is not illegal to sell dollars at a higher rate to a customer under any law. We made dollars in accordance with the international banking policy. No irregularities were made. ‘
During the dollar-crisis, not only Shahjalal, at least 20 banks have traded dollars at a price of the central bank at a price rate of the central bank, the bankers said. They said that after the foreign exchange houses declared the Bangladesh Bank’s announcement rate, it dropped the dollar at least Rs. Since import is high, it is forced to buy dollars at higher prices for the customer’s interest Import The bill is paid. But the bid announced at Bangladesh Bank was shown. And the additional rate is adjusted through vouchers and checks. Bangladesh Bank knew it. Even the officials of the day advised to buy more on the phone.
Talking to the officials of Bangladesh Bank, it is reported that Shahjalal Islami Bank can sell dollars at an additional rate. It is one of the characteristics of the free market. But they are bound to inform the Bangladesh Bank the prices and quantities of the dollar transaction. And the exchanges that are in the dollar transaction have to be deposited as a bank. Since the allegations of irregularities are under investigation, the final report will have to wait till the final report.
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and executive director Arif Hossain Khan told today’s newspaper that the price will be different in the dollar transaction. That is the business of the bank. However, any commercial bank is obliged to inform the Bangladesh Bank if the transaction is at an unusual rate. Shahjalal Bank has no opportunity to be out of the rules. However, when the dollar-crisis appeared in 2022, many banks adopted special strategies with the rate. At least 5 banks Fine Was done.
