Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed five cases against thirty three associates of PK Halder in connection with embezzlement of huge amount of money from different financial institutions.
ACC's deputy director M Gulshan Anwar filed four cases on Sunday and one on Monday.
ACC secretary Dr M Anwar Hossain Hawlader confirmed the matter to the media.
A total of Tk 350.99 crore were embezzled and laundered in five loan scams.
Of the sum, Tk 70.82 crore loan had been sanctioned to Anan Chemicals Ltd while Tk 69.80 crore to Sukhada Properties Ltd, Tk 66.98 crore to M/S Borno , Tk 54.55 crore to Rahman Chemicals Ltd and Tk 83.84 crore to Moon Enterprise.
In another development of the day, a Dhaka court placed two close associates of PK Halder on a five-day remand each in a Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case.
The accused are Uzzal Kumar Nandi, former chairman of People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFS), and Rashedul Haque, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL).
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order. Earlier, ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court seeking a five-day remand.
ACC official Gulshan Anwar interrogated them at the ACC office on Sunday afternoon and arrested them.
According to the prosecution, it was alleged that Uzzal, one of directors of the fake company "Anan Chemical Ltd" and Rashedul in collusion with PK Halder and others took Tk 70.82 crore as loan and laundered the money.
According to ACC sources, Rashedul and Uzzal were named in the case as close associates of PK Halder, who has laundered huge amount of money abroad with their help.
