Khaleda whitens Tk 13.31m: AL
Monday, 10 May 2010
Awami League's acting general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif Sunday said BNP chief Khaleda Zia had whitened Tk 13.31 million between 2002-03 and 2006-07 fiscal years and paid almost Tk 3.4 million as tax and fine, reports bdnews24.com.
The opposition party leader had paid fines to legalise her undisclosed income on August 6, 2007, Hanif said.
The Awami League leader made the statement at a press conference at Dhanmondi party office, evidently in reply to comments of BNP secretary general Khandakar Delwar Hossain Thursday, when he claimed that Khaleda had never whitened 'black' money.
According to the figures that Hanif presented, Khaleda had paid Tk 3,031,044 in 2002-03 fiscal, Tk 1,17,168 in 2004-05, Tk 82,790 in 2004-05, Tk 83,356 in 2005-06 and Tk 72,000 in 2006-07 as tax and fine to the government.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman had whitened a large amount of 'black' money.
BNP leader Delwar Hossain's denial was in reply to Hasina's allegations. And refuting the BNP secretary general, Hanif Sunday said Delwar had lied when he made the claim.
Ahmed Azam Khan, who was Khaleda 's lawyer during the state of emergency in 2007-08, had said: "Khaleda Zia has never whitened any black money. The National Board of Revenue has no such record. "
The opposition party leader had paid fines to legalise her undisclosed income on August 6, 2007, Hanif said.
The Awami League leader made the statement at a press conference at Dhanmondi party office, evidently in reply to comments of BNP secretary general Khandakar Delwar Hossain Thursday, when he claimed that Khaleda had never whitened 'black' money.
According to the figures that Hanif presented, Khaleda had paid Tk 3,031,044 in 2002-03 fiscal, Tk 1,17,168 in 2004-05, Tk 82,790 in 2004-05, Tk 83,356 in 2005-06 and Tk 72,000 in 2006-07 as tax and fine to the government.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman had whitened a large amount of 'black' money.
BNP leader Delwar Hossain's denial was in reply to Hasina's allegations. And refuting the BNP secretary general, Hanif Sunday said Delwar had lied when he made the claim.
Ahmed Azam Khan, who was Khaleda 's lawyer during the state of emergency in 2007-08, had said: "Khaleda Zia has never whitened any black money. The National Board of Revenue has no such record. "