Without naming S Alam, Shafiqur Rehman alleged, “One person took Rs 82,000 crore (820 billion) from this bank in his name alone. He acquired 82 per cent stake in the bank through shares worth only Rs 12,000 crore (120 billion). In other words, he looted all the money from the banks.”
Questioning how the shares were changed, Shafiqur Rahman said, “The minister mentioned the name of one entity. It would have been better if he had named all of them. Huge pressure was put on the shareholders through a special agency. They were forced to transfer their shares.”
He said that the Islamic bank is not related to any one political party.
“The customers of this bank support Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), other political parties and people of different religions. This is the people’s bank,” he said.
Warning of the consequences of further instability, he said, “If the Islamic Bank suffers any further losses, I personally believe that the Bangladesh economy will collapse.”