The Anti-Corruption Commission instructed the enquiry official to re-investigate the allegation of money laundering and tax evasion by Nasir Group.
However, enquiry official ACC Assistant Director SM Rafiqul Islam on December 20 last year recommended filing a case against 10 persons including Chairman of Nasir Group Nasir Uddin Biswas.
After the recommendation of the enquiry official Commissioner of ACC Nasiruddin Ahmed approved the recommendation on January 15.
Another Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu, however, did not approve the recommendation. He rather suggested asking for more clarification over some matters in the recommendation given by the enquiry official.
After that ACC Chairman M Bodiuzzaman also approved the re-enquiry into the allegation against Nasir Group and ordered to submit the report with more clarification, said a higher official of the commission requesting anonymity.
A competent source of the commission said the previous enquiry was sent to the enquiry official on January 21 asking him to submit the inquiry report with more clarification and re-inquiry.
As per the enquiry, 10 accused are Nasir Group of Industries Chairman Nasir Uddin Biswas, General Manager (Import) Alfaz Uddin, GM (Marketing & Sales) Shamim Ahmed, GM (Accounts & Finance) Sidddiqur Rahman, Assistant GM (Purchase) Mobaidul Islam and Cashier Mohammed Shamim, official of AJ Money Changer Saiful Biswas, employee of AJ Money Changer Mohammed Emdadul, Hundi businessman Firoj Ahmed and his son Adil Ahmed.
From the inquiry report submitted earlier to the commission it was found that around Tk100 crore was laundered to USA, Hong Kong, Switzerland and China in between 2010- 2013.
The enquiry report also said Nasir Group changed HS code of the imported products and evaded a tax payment of Tk500 crore to Tk700 crore by bribing tax officials.
Earlier, the enquiry official in the last year interrogated the chairman of the group at his office on December 15.
A total of 10 officials of Nasir Group including the chairman were supposed to appear before the commission but all of them skipped the commission’s interrogation.
Last year the commission launched the enquiry into the allegation against Nasir Group’s officials for their alleged involvement in money laundering and tax evasion.
