Desk Report ::
During the Awami League, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office Ahmed Kaykaus, former Minister Palak and other high-level ministers and government officials had close relationships, but he has turned 180 degrees in the change of power and has become a member of the current government. Who is this Sharif Zaheer who evaded hundreds of millions of revenue during the previous government?
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Police Criminal Investigation Department, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, and other government agencies have been investigating Bangladeshi people named in the Panama Papers for several years. When the matter became discussed, the list of them was requested from the high court to Bangladesh Bank.
Later, on January 26, 2022, the list of 69 individuals and organizations named in the Panama and Paradise Papers scandals, High Court (High Court) Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Md. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Bangladesh Bank submitted to the bench of Mostafizur Rahman. Among them, there are 43 names in the Panama Papers and 26 in the Paradise Papers. Responsible sources said that Sharif Zaheer’s name is also in that list.
Being the beneficiary again in the present time, who is this Sharif Zaheer, what is his identity? Home or where?- Various speculations are going on in people’s mouths. According to a document dated May 30, 2019, Sharif Zaheer-owned Anant Denim Technology Ltd submitted a case report to the Tax Commissioner by several revenue officials.
Under the overall supervision of Joint Commissioner Mr. Moshiur Rahman, seven officers investigated the issue of customs evasion and discovered the issue of evasion. The investigating team included Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Customs Bond Commissionerate Rezvi Ahmed, Revenue Officer Manowar Hossain, Revenue Officer Mohammad Saker Ahmed, Assistant Revenue Officer Abul Kalam Azad, Assistant Revenue Officer Md Abul Kalam Azad, Assistant Revenue Officer Moushumi Akhtar and Assistant Revenue Officer Swapan Kumar. judgment
They visited the site on 21/05/2019 based on secret information that raw materials were being sold in the open market under bond facilities and a written statement was taken from Mainul Islam Chowdhury, General Manager of Anant Denim.
Analyzing the data, it can be seen that the dutiable value of 2341134 kg of denim fabrics in bond facilities is 108,43,34,446 taka and the amount of duty payable on it is 99,62,92,041 taka and the dutiable value of 2911475 kg of dyes chemical is 111435019 against which the duty is applicable. Amount of money 40674288 Tk. Total 103,69,66329 (In words: One Hundred Three Crores and Sixty Thousand Takas is recoverable from Ananta Denim Technology Ltd. Note that the company is subject to bond license conditions read with Section 13 of The Customs Act, 1969 and Sections 86, 97 and 114 of the same Act. Punishable and Penalty under its provisions and Bonded Warehouse Licensing Rules 2008 Recoverable. But as always, this clever Sharif Zaheer manages everything by exploiting his relationship with Ahmed Kaykaus.
It is known that the current chairman of UCBL Bank, Sharif Zahir, is a member of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturing and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Anant Group MD Sharif Zaheer owns Z&Z Insurances factory in Chittagong EPZ. Apart from this there are 5 factories in Adamji EPZ.
