Bangladesh, June 25 -- Although the country was swept by change after the fall of the fascist government in the historic mass uprising of the students in July-August, the syndicates of the past are still active in Bangladesh Bank and the Mint or The Security Printing Corporation.

Concerned circles say that impartial and transparent investigation of such allegations is essential to restore confidence in the banking sector and make structural reforms successful.

Md. Ashraful Alam Gong, a very close and trusted official of controversial former governor Abdur Rouf Talukder and executive director in charge of the BRPD department of Bangladesh Bank, has been accused of looting hundreds of millions of dollars and engaging in sabotage activiti...