The Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted 64 people, including members of his family, officials of the firms and his lawyer, in 34 cases against Halder. Thirteen of them are behind bars in Bangladesh while more than 100 people have been slapped with travel bans pending trial.
Authorities have frozen the bank accounts of 83 associates of Halder and seized immovable properties worth Tk 10 billion. The ACC is investigating allegations against Halder of embezzlement of Tk 100 billion. It traced Tk 60.8 billion of the funds in banks and seized them. It will be clear after investigations how much money Halder and his associates embezzled.
The Bangladesh Bank is also investigating the matter as its former deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury and current Executive Director Shah Alam have been quizzed by the ACC over the scam.
Law-enforcing authorities in India arrested Halder and five of his associates on Saturday after raiding properties they bought by using fake Indian identities. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal hopes to bring Halder back and recover the embezzled funds soon.
THE RISE OF PK HALDER
Born to late Prananendu Halder, a tailor of Nazirpur in Pirojpur, and schoolteacher Lilabati Halder, PK Halder passed Secondary School Certificate exams from Dighirjan Secondary School in Nazirpur and Higher Secondary Certificate tests from Bagerhat Government College.
He then studied at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, arguably the most attractive destination for…
