Five suspended employees of Agrani Bank’s Srinagar branch in Munshiganj—including two former branch managers—have been arrested in connection with a multi-crore deposit embezzlement scandal, bringing the total number of individuals in custody to six.
The arrests were confirmed on Thursday (October 8, 2026) following a joint drive executed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Srinagar Police Station.
The arrested individuals have been identified as suspended Cash Officer Md. Jinnah Hossain, former branch manager and Senior Principal Officer Rezaul Haq, former branch manager and Principal Officer Md. Sharif Uddin, and security guards Ranju Ahmed and Abdul Hai.
Their detention follows the primary arrest of the scheme's main suspect, former bank officer Md. Sharifuzzaman Sohag, who was apprehended by police on September 30 from a residential hiding place in Mirpur, Dhaka.
The fraud unfolded after over 300 customers filed formal complaints between September 27 and September 29, alleging that over BDT 25 crore in deposited funds were either never credited despite deposit receipts being issued or were fraudulently withdrawn without account holders' knowledge.
ACC Assistant Director Mahathir Muhammad Sami and Srinagar Police Station officials confirmed that the suspect employees were arrested to facilitate ongoing anti-corruption investigations and establish accountability for criminal negligence and fund diversion.
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Reported by Mahabub Alam Babu, Munshiganj • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
