Nobel laureate Dr. Yunus's tax evasion is proven. As demand by National Board of Revenue (NBR) he has to pay Tk. 12 crore for tax evasion for the three years from 2011 to 2013.
On Wednesday (May 31), the High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar and Justice Rashed Jahangir announced the verdict. This is the first High Court verdict against him on tax evasion.
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin heard the state's side in the court. At the end of the verdict, he said about the observation of the High Court, he made the trust for personal gain. Yunus. Giving money out of fear of death is one of his tricks.
Barrister Md.Mostafizur Rahman Khan pleaded for Dr. Yunus.
According to the source of the case, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) sent a notice demanding tax of about 12 crore 28 lakh 74 thousand against a total donation of 61 crore 57 lakh 69 thousand taka in the tax year 2011-12 according to the Donor Act of 1990.
In the tax year 2012-13, against donation of 8 crore 15 lakh taka, 1 crore 60 lakh 21 thousand taka was claimed as donation tax. And in the tax year 2013-14, against the donation of 7 crore 65 thousand taka, NBR issued a notice demanding tax of 1 crore 50 lakh 21 thousand taka.