Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against seven individuals, including Summit Communications Ltd chairman Muhammad Farid Khan and former Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) chairman Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, over alleged tax evasion.
The other accused are: former BTRC commissioner (Legal) Md Aminul Haque Babu, former commissioner (Spectrum) Sheikh Riaz Ahmed, former commissioner (Finance, Accounts & Revenue) Mushfiq Mannan Chowdhury, former commissioner (Systems & Services) Md Delwar Hossain, and Khandaker Reza-e-Raquib, proprietor of Lex Counsel and a BTRC panel lawyer.
The case, filed Tuesday at the ACC’s Dhaka-1 Coordinated District Office by Assistant Director Md Nasrullah Hossain, alleges that the accused colluded to misuse their authority for personal and mutual gain by approving the transfer of Summit Communications shares, causing a government revenue loss of Tk102,452,652.
ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development to the media.
Meanwhile, the ACC is also investigating Summit Group and its affiliates over allegations of bribery, corruption, illicit wealth accumulation, and money laundering.
