The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) raided the residence of former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Sitanshu Kumar (SK) Sur Chowdhury. Meanwhile, ACC officials recovered Tk 17 lakh, Tk 25 lakh and some documents from that house. The raid was carried out on Sunday (January 19) at Dhanmondi’s residence in SK Sur under the leadership of ACC director Kazi Saimuzzaman.
The ACC team led by Deputy Director Nazm Hussain arrested him on January 14. He is currently in prison.
SK Sur Chowdhury is seen as a suspect in the theft of Bangladesh Bank reserves on February 5, 2016. According to ACC sources, SK Sur Chowdhury played a key role in suppressing the reserve scam. The ACC has important information in this regard, which can be investigated by remanding him in custody. For this reason, it is also known that current and former senior executives of Bangladesh Bank are being monitored by the ACC in relation to reserve theft.
SK Sur’s name also figures in the financial scam perpetrated by notorious money launderer Prashant Kumar Halder (PK Halder). Then, in 2022, the ACC initiated an investigation against SK Sur and those involved. On March 29 that year, the ACC summoned SK Sur and questioned him. He has reportedly been questioned in connection with the looting of over Rs 2,500 crore from International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL). SK Sur Chowdhury retired as Deputy Governor in January 2018.