The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned ten businesspersons for quizzing over laundering of about Tk 2,000 crore from People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFSL).

ACC's Deputy Director Gulshan Anowar Prodhan issued a notice to the businesspersons to appear before the Commission's Segunbagicha headquarters between February 2 and February 3.

The ACC summoned owners, managing directors and directors of a dyeing factory, real estate and agro-base companies, and a solar power company.

ACC sources said the those summoned had laundered the money from PLFSL allegedly in collaboration with former managing director of NRB Global Bank and fugitive Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder.

Earlier this week, the ACC filed five cases against 33 people, including Halder, for laundering around Tk 346 crore of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL).

The anti-graft body also arrested chairman of PLFSL Uzzal Nandi and former managing director ILFSL Rashedul Haque in connection with a case.

Of the Tk 346 crore, Anan Chemical allegedly laundered Tk 70.82 crore, Sudakha Properties Tk 69.80 crore, Borno Tk 66.98 crore, Rahman Chemicals Tk 54.55 crore and Moon Enterprise Tk 83.84 crore.

According to the case statement, these organisations produced fake documents and the officials of ILFSL, in collaboration with others, sanctioned the organisations loans by misusing their power.

Halder came into limelight during the anti-casino drives in 2019. The ACC launched an investigation into the involvement of 43 people, including him, in the illegal casino business.

On January 8 last year, the Commission filed a case against Halder on charges of illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 275 crore.

The ACC earlier arrested four persons in connection with the case.

Several enquiries over the embezzlement of crores of taka from four NBFIs by Halder are pending with the ACC.

According to Canadian media reports, Halder is now in Toronto and the director of P&L Hal Holding Inc, a Canadian corporation.

Upon an order from the High Court, Bangladesh Police requested Interpol to issue a red notice against Halder.