Koko's Tax Evasion
Hearing on charge framing May 26
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred till May 26 the hearing on charge framing against Arafat Rahman Koko, youngest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in connection with a tax evasion case.
Judge (In charge) Fozila Begum of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Koko's lawyer submitted a petition seeking an adjournment of the hearing.
In the petition, Advocate Sanaullah Miah, counsel for Koko, said they had earlier filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging legality of the case.
The HC, after the hearing, on June 9 last year issued a rule upon the government to explain why the proceedings of the case should not be declared illegal. But the hearing on the rule is now remained pending.
So, he prayed for an adjournment of the hearing, the lawyer said.
Earlier on April 7, the same court adjourned the hearing on charge framing against Koko till yesterday.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the case against Koko on March 1 last year for evading income tax for fiscal years from 2002-2003 to 2006-2007.
In the complaint, Deputy Tax Commissioner of the NBR Shahin Akhter Hossain said Koko evaded income tax on his income of Tk 52.39 lakh between 2002-2003 and 2006-2007 fiscal years.
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