Abul Barkat is a Bangladeshi economist and a professor in the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. In addition to his teaching, from 2009 to 2014 he was the former chairman of Janata Bank Ltd. From Wikipedia
He was taken into custody on charges of embezzling Tk 297.34 crore during his tenure at Janata Bank with critics warning the case is politically motivated ahead of national elections.
