Tax Evasion
Hearing on charge framing against Babar adjourned
A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned till June 9 the hearing on charge framing against detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in a tax evasion case filed last year.
Judge (in-charge) Mohammad Mozammel Hossain of the Special Judge Court-5 passed the order after Babar's lawyer submitted a petition seeking adjournment of the hearing.
In the petition, lawyer ABM Sharfuddin Khan Mukul told the court that they had earlier filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the proceeding of the case.
The HC then issued a rule upon the government asking explanation why the proceeding of the case would not be declared illegal.
Saying that the rule hearing is now pending, Babar's lawyer prayed for an adjournment.
National Board of Revenue (NBR) on February 14 last year filed the case against Babar for dodging Tk 2.65 crore income tax from 1999-2000 to 2008-09.
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