Tax Evasion Case
Partex chairman, 7 others get bail
A Dhaka court yesterday granted a one-month bail to Partex Group chairman MA Hashem and seven others in a tax evasion case .
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of Dhaka Senior Special Judges' Court passed the order after MA Hashem and seven others appeared before the court.
Other accused are Hashem's wife Sultana Hashem, his five sons, and two officials of Partex Group's beverage company.
Of Hashem's five sons Aziz al Kaiser, Aziz al Masud, and Shawkat Aziz are directors of the company and Rubel Aziz is its incumbent managing director.
The accused officials are the company's accounts officer Mozammel Haque and general manager (finance and accounts) Peyar Ahmed.
Hashem's another son Aziz al Mahmud did not appear before the court, as he is abroad at present.
During the hearing, Anisul Huq told the court that the charges brought against his clients are compoundable and they would pay the income tax mentioned in the complaint if the court grants bail and gives the accused time.
Opposing the bail petition, Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu told the court that the charges of evading Tk 232.91 crore in income tax brought against the accused are heinous offences and they should be sent to jail being denied the bails.
After hearing both sides, the judge ordered that if the accused failed to compound the matter of giving income tax to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) within the one-month period, the bail will be cancelled.
The same court also granted bail to Hashem in another tax evasion case as his bail was cancelled and issued an arrest warrant against him on February 20 for his failure to appear before it.
The NBR on Sunday filed the tax evasion case against MA Hashem and eight others.
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