The bank gives AB Apparels 30 days to repay over Tk 92cr
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has served a legal notice on MA Jalil Ananta, chairman of AB Apparels Ltd, and his wife, Khadija Parveen, the company’s managing director.
The notice was served after a cheque for Tk 92.29 crore, issued as partial repayment of a rescheduled loan, was dishonoured for insufficient funds.
MA Jalil Ananta, popularly known as Ananta Jalil, is a Dhallywood film actor.
The MTB notice, published in a newspaper on November 5, was issued by the bank’s Panthapath branch through its panel lawyer, Md Zahidul Islam Bachchu.
According to the notice, the private bank rescheduled the company’s Tk 267 crore in term loans, which are repaid over a fixed period, on August 28, 2024.
The borrowers later breached the rescheduling conditions, it said.
The notice says Ananta signed a cheque dated October 18, 2026, for Tk 92.29 crore as partial repayment.
The bank deposited the cheque on November 2 through its Bogura branch into the company’s account, but it was dishonoured due to insufficient funds.
The Bogura branch issued a cheque return memo (a document recording why a cheque was not paid) on the same day, the notice added.
The bank has asked them to pay the full amount within 30 days of receiving the notice. Otherwise, the bank will file a case in court and may pursue other legal remedies, with the borrowers bearing the costs.
The notice also alleges that the company’s chairman and managing director repeatedly promised, by phone and in person, to repay the overdue amount.
A senior bank official confirmed the matter to this correspondent, who has also obtained a copy of the notice.
Ananta’s mobile phone was switched off when this correspondent tried to reach him for comment.