Case Against Kashem
Hearing deferred till March 23
A Dhaka court yesterday for the fourth time deferred the hearing on charge framing against Jamaat leader Mir Kashem Ali till March 23 in connection with a tax evasion case.
Judge (in charge) Mohammad Mahtab Hossain of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Mir Kashem appeared before it.
On August 19 last year, Tax Commissioner Moniruzzaman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the case against Kashem on charge of evading income tax.
The statement against Kashem says he evaded Tk 11,28,235 in income tax on Tk 34,85,866 earned through Keari Limited as its chairman and director. It also states that Kashem repeatedly misinformed NBR on his actual income.
Following the case, Kashem on August 22, appeared before the High Court and obtained anticipatory bail in the case till submission of the police report or six months from the day of the order.
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