Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 10 people, including former Padma Bank PLC Managing Director and CEO Abdul Motaleb Patwary, over allegations of approving and embezzling a Tk 19.5 million loan using forged documents. The case was filed at the ACC headquarters on August 23, 2026, according to Deputy Director of the commission’s public relations department Md Aktarul Islam.

Other accused include former branch manager George Cornelius Gomez, former credit in-charge Md Russell Mia, former manager operations M Atif Khaled, former first assistant vice president Amena Begum, former branch manager Mohammad Shamsul Hasan Bhuiyan, former manager operations Mahbub Ahmad, former credit in-charge Md Kawsar Hossain, MH Enterprise proprietor Md Mominur Rahman and Md Ajit Ullah.

The ACC said it decided to investigate allegations that false documents were created to secure the loan in the complainant’s name. After reviewing the inquiry team’s report and relevant records, the commission filed a regular case. The accused face allegations under several Penal Code provisions, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.