Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has prosecuted Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Md Kabir Ahmed and 25 others on charges of misappropriating more than Tk 9 billion, allegedly through the approval and withdrawal of a loan using "forged documents".

They had taken a loan of Tk 6 billion from the National Bank Limited (NBL) and misappropriated the amount generated as its interest, the anti-graft watchdog said.

ACC Deputy Director GM Ahsanul Kabir filed the case at the commission's Integrated District Office in Dhaka, according to its Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain.

The other accused in the case include the bank's directors Ron Haque Sikder, Parveen Haque Sikder and Monowara Sikder.

According to the case, the...