Koko's Tax Evasion

Hearing deferred until Jan 24

10 January 2011, 18:00 PM

Court Correspondent

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the hearing until January 24 of a tax evasion case filed against Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order following a petition seeking an adjournment of the hearing. Koko's lawyer sought adjournment saying a High Court (HC) rule is pending that challenged the legal basis of the case. The HC issued the rule on a writ petition submitted earlier, he added. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on March 1 last year filed the case against Koko for evading income tax for fiscal years from 2002-2003 to 2006-2007. A lower court issued an arrest warrant against Koko and directed police to submit report on execution of arrest warrant following the case on March 1.