Tax Evasion
Hearing on charge framing against Moudud on June 5
The hearing on charge framing against BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed in a tax evasion case was adjourned till June 5.
Judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court yesterday issued the order after Moudud's lawyer submitted a petition seeking an adjournment of the hearing.
In the petition, advocate Taherul Islam Towhid told the court that their client had earlier filed a writ petition with 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 declared illegal. But the hearing on the rule remains pending. So, the lawyer prayed for an adjournment of the hearing.
During the yesterday's hearing, Moudud was present in the court.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Shah Muhammad Ittedah Hassan of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) lodged the case against Moudud on February 15 for dodging Tk 6.85 crore in income tax for 1997-98 to 2006-07 fiscal years.
Ittedah in his statement mentioned that former BNP law minister Moudud Ahmed concealed information about his wealth worth Tk 27,68,81,078 and gave false information to the income tax department about his authentic income and expenditure.
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