Thursday, January 23, 2025

Dr. Various organizations are looking into the complaint against Kamal

Jatiya Oikya Front's top leader and president of the People's Forum. Kamal Hossain has been accused of tax evasion. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), National Board of Revenue (NBR) and other related agencies of the government are investigating the complaint. More complaints - Dr. The house built on the plot leased from the government in the name of Kamal's wife Hamida Hossain has been rented out by her two daughters. Capital Development Authority is investigating the matter. This information is known from the related organizations of the government.

Dr. to know about the complaint. When Kamal Hussain was contacted on phone on Tuesday evening, he denied the allegation of tax evasion and told Bangladesh Pratidin that there is no bank account in his name which he has not shown in the tax returns. He knows nothing about the account in question.

In relation to renting the plot of government land taken on lease. Kamal said, 'The plot has been rented for a long time. This is from several years ago…not a new thing.' Dr. asked whether such allegations are being made for political reasons. Kamal said, 'You know very well about this. I have no comment.' According to sources, Dr. Kamal Hossain is a taxpayer of Circle 164, Dhaka Tax Zone 8. In different tax years, he has paid tax on deposits in a total of five accounts, including two in Motijheel branch of Standard Chartered Bank, two in City Center (one foreign currency account) and one in IFIC Bank. However, tax sleuths found a bank account in the lawyer's name in which he had not paid any tax on the money deposited. He did not even give any information about that account to NBR. The investigation revealed that the bank account in Standard Chartered Bank's Motijheel branch is 'Dr. In the name of Kamal Hossain & Associates', bearing No. 01-1825445-03. Here his professional fees are deposited but this income is not shown in the income tax return. From 2012 to October this year, about 54 crore 62 lakh rupees were deposited in that account. In the last financial year alone, about 11 crores 12 lakhs were accumulated there and the cash position at the end of the year was about 58 lakhs 46 thousand rupees. It has been alleged that this huge amount of income is his professional fees, which he did not show in the income tax returns and that he also concealed the bank account. The concerned officials said that the bank status obtained from the undisclosed bank account. Kamal Hussain's assets and liabilities will be considered as statement; But he didn't show it on his tax return. There is scope to take legal action against him for tax evasion by concealing those assets. It is known, Dr. The ACC has already started an investigation into Kamal's allegation of tax evasion. On November 19, the commission sent a letter to NBR to inquire about the income tax return of this lawyer.

House rent in violation of conditions: It is known that plot No. 5 of 1 bigha 12 katha area in NE (I) 91 block on Road No. 80 of Gulshan was handed over on lease in 1970 for Tk 77 thousand 700. In the name of Kamal's wife Hamida Hossain. In 1998, the plot along with the building was named in the name of two daughters Sara Hossain and Dina Hossain through donations. Sara Hussain and Dina Hussain as lessees rented the plot to an embassy. According to Rajuk sources, renting out the embassy for commercial purposes instead of using the residential plot in violation of the terms and conditions is contrary to conditions 8 and 15 of the lease deed. They (Dr. Kamal's two daughters) have also been given a notice in this regard. The notice, signed by Rajuk's Assistant Director (Estates and Lands), was reportedly sent to the lessees on October 23.

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