NBR refuses Ctg politicians, ex-bureaucrats to legalise undisclosed money
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
CHITTAGONG, Aug 14 (UNB): About 23 political leaders and former bureaucrats of Chittagong could not avail the scope for legalising their undisclosed money under the ongoing tax amnesty.
Sources said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) sent an official notice to the Chittagong tax zone in this connection few days ago. Most of those politicians and bureaucrats are now in jail and facing corruption cases.
The NBR has also asked the officials concerned of the zone to inform it immediately if those people or their family members or relatives showed any interest to avail the opportunity of legalising money in favour of them.
The politicians include Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and his two sons Farhad Quader Chowdhury and Hamam Quader Chowdhury, former Awami League (AL) minister Mosharraf Hossain and Akhteruzzaman Chowdhury Babu and former BNP minister Mir Nasir and his son Mir Helal Uddin, Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and his wife Hasina Mohiuddin, former BNP state minister Salahuddin Ahmed, former BNP lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan, former Jamaat lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury, former AL lawmaker Rafiqul Anwar, Teknaf AL leader and municipality Chairman Abdur Rahman Bodi.
The bureaucrats include former deputy commissioner of Chittagong Mohammad Hasan, four officials of Chittagong port-Khairul Mostafa, Moshiur Rahman Beg, Habibur Rahman Khan and Zillur Rahman-and former official of Mercantile Marine Department Habibur Rahman.
Meanwhile, the NBR has given the scope to legalise undisclosed money from July 4 and extended the deadline until September 30 this year.
Sources said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) sent an official notice to the Chittagong tax zone in this connection few days ago. Most of those politicians and bureaucrats are now in jail and facing corruption cases.
The NBR has also asked the officials concerned of the zone to inform it immediately if those people or their family members or relatives showed any interest to avail the opportunity of legalising money in favour of them.
The politicians include Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and his two sons Farhad Quader Chowdhury and Hamam Quader Chowdhury, former Awami League (AL) minister Mosharraf Hossain and Akhteruzzaman Chowdhury Babu and former BNP minister Mir Nasir and his son Mir Helal Uddin, Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and his wife Hasina Mohiuddin, former BNP state minister Salahuddin Ahmed, former BNP lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan, former Jamaat lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury, former AL lawmaker Rafiqul Anwar, Teknaf AL leader and municipality Chairman Abdur Rahman Bodi.
The bureaucrats include former deputy commissioner of Chittagong Mohammad Hasan, four officials of Chittagong port-Khairul Mostafa, Moshiur Rahman Beg, Habibur Rahman Khan and Zillur Rahman-and former official of Mercantile Marine Department Habibur Rahman.
Meanwhile, the NBR has given the scope to legalise undisclosed money from July 4 and extended the deadline until September 30 this year.