Case against Kashem
Hearing adjourned till Apr 19
A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing of the tax evasion case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Kashem Ali till April 19 following a time petition by the prosecution lawyer.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order directing complainant Deputy Tax Commissioner Moniruzzaman of the case to appear before it on the scheduled date.
In the petition, Additional Public Prosecutor Shah Alam Talukder mentioned that complainant appeared before it yesterday but he did not take the case documents with him. So, he could not make the complainant give deposition without documents, Shah Alam said.
The Jamaat leader, also an executive member of its central committee, was present during the hearing.
Earlier on March 23, the same court framed charge against Mir Kashem and fixed yesterday for trial of the case.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the case on August 19 last year against Kashem saying that 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 about his actual income.
After the hearing, the court issued an arrest warrant against the Jamaat leader for committing such offence.
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