5 business groups asked to submit transaction details

Including Beximco, Basundhara, Nassa, Orion and Summit

Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has written to banks and financial institutions seeking information on the transactions of Beximco, Orion, Bashundhara, Summit and NASA group owners and their family members.
The letter was sent to the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of NBR on Thursday (August 22).
Beximco Group Chairman Salman F Rahman, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Orion Group Chairman Obaidul Karim and Nassa Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Majumdar, Summit Group Chairman Abdul Aziz Khan and their related parties have sent letters to various banks and financial institutions seeking information on their transactions.
The letter mentions that the Central Intelligence Cell (CIS) of the National Board of Revenue has launched a special investigation of tax evasion against individuals and institutions that have acquired large amounts of illegal wealth through various means. CIC has compiled the list of potential tax evaders based on the review of various news reports and specific classified information.
Punitive action will be taken against these individuals and institutions in addition to recovery of evaded tax by conducting activities under Income Tax Act, 2023 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.
In the continuation of this, NBR’s Central Intelligence to investigate/uncover income tax evasion information of Beximco Group leader Salman F Rahman, Nassa Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Majumder, Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Orion Group Chairman Obaidul Karim and their related persons. Cell (CIS) has already started functioning. Letters have been sent to various banks, financial institutions, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Savings, etc. This special search operation conducted by CIS will continue.