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| Haji Selim, 19 others sued for tax evasion |
| 2007-03-17 |
| Twenty importers and C & F agents, including Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Selim, have been sued for evading customs duty amounting to Tk 5 crore against the goods imported from India through Sonamasjid land port. Bhudeb Chakravorty, a customs official of Sonamasjid land port, yesterday lodged seven separate cases with Shibganj Police Station under the Special Powers Act. According to the FIRs, the importers managed release of the goods they imported from India without paying customs duty in 2004. The accused C & F agents denied the charge and alleged that the customs authorities had filed the cases for harassing them although they duly paid customs duty on their consignments. |
| Posted by:Fred |