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Customs officials sued in connection with tax evasion |
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February 27, 2001
Chittagong-- – Four people, including two customs officials, have been sued in connection with tax evasion and siphoning out foreign currency by importing liquid paraffin. Nurul Huq, inspector of the Bureau of Anti Corruption, filed the case with Bandar thana yesterday (Monday). The accused are Mobasshed Ali, proprietor of MS Farzana Auto Ltd, guarantor Akhter Farooque Bhuiyan, Principal Appraiser of Chittagong Customs House M Solaiman and Appraiser Kazi Hedayetul Islam. Police said the importer opened an LC of US dollar 9,000 in the Khatunganj branch of Uttara Bank on July 29 last year to import 50 mts of liquid chlorine from Korea. When the consignment reached the Chittagong Port on Oct 12, the two appraisers hastily finalised the release process of the consignment arousing suspicion in the minds of customs detectives. They then sent the sample of the liquid to the laboratory for test. After test it was found that the liquid was paraffin, not chlorine. According to officials, the importer evaded over Tk 12 lakh in tax and siphoned US dollar 23,000 out of the country by importing paraffin instead of chlorine. |