Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed charges against former National Bank Limited director Rick Haque Sikder and 11 others over embezzlement and laundering of approximately Tk 215 million (21.5 crore) abroad through credit card misuse.

According to the charge sheet approved by the ACC's Special Investigation and Inquiry Division-3, the accused, in collusion with one another, misused foreign currency credit cards. Investigations revealed that between 2017 and 2021, Rick Haque Sikder used six credit cards to spend US $ 2.62 million (around Tk 215 million at the 2017 rate) -- well beyond the approved limit -- and subsequently laundered the funds abroad. The laundered money was then allegedly used to settle the ...