Chattogram:The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated legal proceedings against six officials of the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and the proprietors of two private container depots, alleging fraudulent manipulation of holding tax assessments that resulted in a revenue loss of Taka 16.8 crore.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the cases were confirmed by Md. Al Amin, the deputy director of the ACC's Chattogram Integrated District Office-1, who stated that the filings were registered on Monday, November 9. The cases, filed under various sections of the Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, accuse the involved parties of abusing power and colluding to alter tax assessments, thereby facilitating tax evasion.
The first case, Case No. 03, implicates several individuals, including Mohammad Nurul Alam from CCC's Revenue Circle-8, retired Deputy Tax Officer Md. Abdul Kader, Assistant Tax Collector Md. Manjur Morshed, Rupashi Rani Deb from Revenue Circle-7, and Yusuf Abdullah Harun, owner of Incontrade Limited. This case involves a reported loss of Taka 8.4 crore due to manipulated tax documents.
Case No. 04, which similarly reports a revenue loss of Taka 8.4 crore, also names Nurul Alam, along with Joy Prakash Sen, Mohammad Ahsan Ullah, and Haji Md. Abul Kashem, owner of Messrs. Eshak Brothers Limited. The fraudulent activities involved erasing and altering figures in tax assessment documents to benefit the accused parties financially.
The CCC had previously detected the fraudulent activities during an internal investigation, which led to the initiation of departmental actions against the involved officials.