Five bigwigs initially fall under a crackdown on tax delinquents as the NBR Central Intelligence Cell Thursday sent letters to all financial institutions for furnishing their bank-account information and other financials.
In the lineup are Salman F Rahman of Beximco group, Nazrul Islam Mazumder of Nassa group, Aziz Khan of Summit Group, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan of Basundhara Group and Obaidul Karim of Orion group.
People associated with those individuals would also be brought under CIC's scanner, officials said.
Following instructions from the newly appointed National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman, Abdur Rahman, the tax sleuths launched the drive against individuals and companies who allegedly made a fast buck by "illegal means".
Officials said the CIC "has been preparing a list of tax-evaders to take action as per income tax and money-laundering acts".
The CIC has sent letters seeking their bank-account information to banks, non-banking financial institutions, securities and exchange commission, savings directorate and so.
Among the five, Salman F Rahman, an adviser to the deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is already in custody on other charges.
The incumbent interim government, installed through the August-5 student-mass uprising, has launched massive drives against crimes and corruption committed during the past regime.
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