ACC arrests former BB deputy governor SK Sur

Senior Staff Reporter Published: 14 January 2025, 04:49 PM | Updated: 14 January 2025, 05:39 PM
ACC arrests former BB deputy governor SK Sur
Police take former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury to a Dhaka court on Tuesday. – Jago News Photo

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Sitanshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, a former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, for non-compliance with an asset declaration notice.

A team from the ACC apprehended Sur in the Segunbagicha area of Dhaka on Tuesday (January 14), according to ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam, who confirmed the arrest to Jago News.

The ACC filed a case against SK Sur on December 23, citing his failure to respond to the commission's notice requiring an asset declaration.

"SK Sur was arrested today and will be presented in court," said Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam.

Further legal proceedings are expected to follow.

The ACC on December 23, 2024 had filed a case against SK Sur, his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury, and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury for failing to submit their asset declarations within the designated time frame.

The charges have been brought under section 26(2) of the ACC Act, 2004, for the failure to submit asset declarations.

Earlier, in August 2023, the ACC sent letters to banks and financial institutions requesting detailed information on all transactions related to the family.

The investigation into SK Sur was initiated in 2022 after his name surfaced in a financial scandal involving the controversial businessman Prashant Kumar Halder (PK Halder). In March of that year, the ACC summoned SK Sur for questioning. He retired from his post as Deputy Governor in January 2018.

It is alleged that SK Sur had provided assistance and gained benefits from the loan scam involving PK Halder, the former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank.