Proceedings of detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and ntv Managing Director (MD) Enayetur Rahman Bappi and two others were adjourned yesterday.

CASE AGAINST BASHUNDHARA CHAIRMAN
Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the attachment order receiving police reports on the arrest warrants issued earlier against the accused.

The same court on July 25 issued arrest warrants against them after Kabiruddin Mollah, deputy tax commissioner of Circle-8, filed the case in connection with evading Tk 8.48 crore income tax between the financial years 2004 and 2007.

The accused are Bashundhara Industrial Complex Ltd, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan Shah Alam, its managing director and also Sobhan's wife Afroza Begum, their sons--directors Sadat Sobhan, Safayet Sobhan and Sayem Sobhan, deputy director Mostafizur Rahman and MM Kuddus, proprietor of Kuddus & Company.

In the complaint, Kabir said Shah Alam and others repeatedly gave false information to the income tax department about their real income and expenditure and did not show their income tax returns.

CASE AGAINST ENAYETUR
The same court yesterday fixed August 6 for hearing on charge framing against Enayetur, ex BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid and a businessman in connection with a graft case.

Enayetur, Harun and owner of Sky Autos Ishtiaq Sadiq were present in the court during the hearing of the case.

The case was filed on March 17 with Pallabi Police Station in connection with evading tax during import of luxury car by abusing duty-free car import privilege of an MP.

CASE AGAINST SALHUDDIN'S SON
The same court yesterday ordered attachment of properties of Imran Ahmed, son of detained former BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed of Demra in the capital, as he did not comply with its order.

Other accused are Salahuddin's wife Shamsunnahar Ahmed and two sons--Tanvir Ahmed and Shahriar Ahmed. They are now on bail from the High Court.

The case was filed on April 11, as they concealed Tk 6,45,28,342 in their wealth statements.

ARMS CASE AGAINST BABAR
Judge Sayed Jahed Mansur of the Special Tribunal-7 yesterday adjourned the hearing of the case, as the jail authorities could not produce Babar before the court due to his illness.

Three prosecution witnesses including complainant of the case appeared before it to give their statements.

The army-led joint forces recovered four firearms--a shotgun, a rifle, a pistol, and a Brazilian revolver--two magazines and 297 bullets during a raid in Babar's Gulshan home on May 28.

Later on June 3, an arms case was filed in this connection.