Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Islami Bank Shareholders' Forum today (Monday) held nationwide human chains and protest rallies, including in front of the Islami Bank Tower in Dilkusha, Bangla Motor, Mirpur, Uttara of Dhaka, demanding the immediate removal of officials allegedly appointed illegally by S Alam.

Simultaneous demonstrations were also held in front of every Islami Bank branch across the country.

Speakers at the rally alleged that S Alam "illegally seized" Islami Bank in 2017 using state force and intimidated legitimate owners and foreign shareholders into leaving.

Following the alleged takeover, he reportedly appointed thousands of "inefficient people" from the Patiya and Chattogram regions without any public notification, which the speak...