Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday arrested a bank official from Barisal Sadar in a graft case.

ACC deputy director Nilkamal Paul of its Patuakhali zila office, arrested senior officer of Agrani Bank's Jhalakati branch ANM Bazlur Rahman, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.

On June 31, 2016, the ACC filed a case against him and others with Barisal Sadar Police Station for allegedly swindling out money from Agrani Bank.

According to the case statement, Bazlur Rahman disbursed a loan of Tk 7 lakh to a person against the mortgage of a land document when he was stationed at Barisal Chaukbazar branch of the bank.

Later, he allegedly stole the document from the bank's locker and handed it over the loan receiver. And then, Bazlur in collusion with the land owner sold the land at Tk 11.7 lakh and plundered the money without repaying the bank loan.