Charge hearing in the tax dodging case against Arafat Rahman scheduled Sunday in the Special Court of Dhaka was shifted to July 28 as his counsel submitted that it cannot be taken up until disposal of a revision petition in the case which is lying pending in the High Court.
National Board of Revenue filed the case March 1 last year accusing Arafat of evading tax of Tk 24.39 lakh during 2002-07 when the BNP was in power.
Arafat, youngest son of the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, now believed in Malaysia was convicted in absentia and sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment in a money laundering case on Thursday. He faces five more cases including tax evasion.
Source : New Age
