Charge to be framed against Sayedee Sept 15
Charge will be framed on September 15 against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in a tax evasion case.
Judge Mohammad Mozammel Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-3 fixed the date yesterday after hearing both the sides.
Syedee, also an accused for killing people during the War of Liberation in 1971, was produced before the court during the hearing.
Meantime, Sayedee's lawyer submitted a petition seeking an adjournment of the hearing saying that they had earlier filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the case.
After the hearing, the HC issued a rule upon the government to explain why the proceeding of the case should not be declared illegal. But the rule remained pending for hearing. So, Sayedee's lawyer prayed for an adjournment of the hearing.
But the court asked the prosecution to explain on what basis the charge would be framed against the accused.
The court also asked Sayedee's lawyer to submit by the scheduled date any order of the HC regarding quashing the proceeding of the case.
Masuma Kahtun, deputy tax commissioner of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), filed the case on August 19 last year against the Jamaat leader on charge of dodging income tax of Tk 56.45 lakh for the fiscal years from 2005-2006 to 2009-2010.
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