The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday asked Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and five others to surrender to the designated lower court within three weeks in connection with a tax-evasion case, reports UNB.
Passing the order, a five-member Bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, also granted leave-to-appeal filed by the state seeking to nullify a High Court verdict that had granted bail to all of them.
The five other accused are Sobhan's wife Afroza Begum, also director of Bashandhura Group, Sobhan's three sons - Sayem Sobhan, managing director of Bashundhara Group, its directors Sadat Sobhan and Shafayet Sobhan and owner of an audit firm MM Kuddus.
Additional Attorney General Mamtazuddin Fakir appeared for the state.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Kabir Uddin Bhuiyan filed the case against Bashandhura Group chairman Sobhan along with his five family members for their alleged tax evasion with the Dhaka Special Judge Court.
Bashundhara chief asked to surrender
FE Team | Published: February 04, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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