The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue has launched a special investigation of tax evasion against the leaders of the country’s five largest companies.

According to CIC, NBR’s Central Intelligence has been investigating/discovering income tax evasion information of Beximco Group leader Salman F Rahman, Nasa 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 (CIC) has already started functioning.

The CIC also informed that disciplinary action will be taken against all these individuals and institutions in addition to recovery of evaded tax by conducting activities under the Income Tax Act, 2023 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.

Letters have been sent to various banks, financial institutions, Securities and Exchange Commission, Directorate of Savings and other related departments seeking the bank account information of the concerned persons. The NBR said that the special investigation conducted by the CIC will continue.