Koko's charge framing hearing deferred again
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred till August 5 the hearing on charge framing against Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a tax evasion case.
With this, the court has deferred the hearing 20 times on excuses that Koko's lawyer could not submit any order on a rule issued by the High Court (HC).
Judge (in charge) Dr Md Akhteruzzaman fixed the date after Koko's counsel Sanaullah Miah submitted a petition seeking an adjournment on the hearing.
In the petition, the lawyer said the HC on June 9, 2010, issued a rule upon the government to explain why proceedings in the case should not be declared illegal.
The hearing on the rule is still pending with the HC, he said.
The National Board of Revenue filed the case against Koko for dodging taxes on his income of Tk 52.39 lakh for fiscal years 2002-03 to 2006-07.
Meanwhile, court sources said Koko was shown fugitive in the case despite his lawyer's submission of adjournment petitions.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments