Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- A case has been filed against Appel Mahmud, current Member, life of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) and former Chief Executive Officer of Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company, on charges of fraud, forgery, and unauthorized data transfer.

The case was lodged by the company's legal officer, Md. Jasim Uddin, on 4 August at Shahbagh Police Station under Cyber Security Ordinance 2025, Sections 19, 21, and 22. The case has been registered as Case No. 9.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused, in collusion with others, allegedly accessed the company's central digital database and unlawfully transferred confidential information of 55,086 employees to a third-party entity named Su...