Bangladesh Krishi Bank’s officials have been sentenced jail for a Tk 8.5 million money embezzlement case in Fultola of Khulna district on Monday.

The judgment was handed down on Monday afternoon by Khulna Senior Special District Judge Mahmuda Begum, who rejected their bail pleas and ordered their immediate incarceration. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyers Khandaker Mujibur Rahman and Selim Al Azad confirmed the information.

Former manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank's Fultola branch Md Azizur Rahman, former manager KM Zakaria and inspector Syed Hasmat Ali were found guilty by the court. The accused, in collusion with each other, embezzled Tk 8.44 million against 32 loans from 2018 to 2020. ACC Deputy Assistant Director Faisal Quader filed the case with the Special District Judge's Court on January 27, 2021.