Bagerhat: The Anti Corruption Commission on Thursday night arrested a former manager of Sonali Bank main branch in Bagerhat from Nur Nagar area in Khulna city for misappropriating around TK 4.49 crore.

The arrestee is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 55, son of Sheikh Hasan Ali of Chakshri village in Baintola union of Rampal upazila in Bagerhat, reports UNB.

The arrested bank official was handed over to Sonadanga Model Police Station in Khulna on Friday morning.

Abul Hasem Kazi, ACC assistant director and investigation officer of the case against Sheikh Mujibur, said Mujibur along with a senior official Sheikh Mahfizur Rahman misappropriated TK 4 crore 49 lakh from the accounts of 150 clients of the bank making fake documents during 2012-2015.

Later, a case was filed against Mujibur with Bagerhat Model Police Station in October, 2015.

After investigation, the ACC found involvement of three bank officials and 12 clients in the corruption.

Later Mujibur and Mahfijur were suspended in December 2015.