Tax Evasion Case
Charges framed against Kashem
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against an executive member of Jamaat-e-Islami central committee Mir Kashem Ali in a tax evasion case.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court rejected the discharge petition of Mir Kashem and fixed April 10 for trial of the case.
Mir Kashem, now on bail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice before the court after the tax evasion charges were read out to him.
On August 19 last year, Tax Commissioner Moniruzzaman of the National Board of Revenue filed the case against Kashem on charge of evading income tax. The statement against Mir Kashem says the Jamaat leader 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 National Board of Revenue (NBR) about his actual income.
After the case, the court took into cognisance the charge against the Jamaat leader and issued an arrest warrant against him.
But Kashem on August 22 last year 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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