The same court directed the authorities concerned to hang up an arrest warrant in a graft case against Harris Chowdhury, political secretary of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, near his Dhaka and Sylhet residences.

ISRATUNNESSA CASE
Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after Ramna police informed the court that they are to yet get any arrest warrant issued earlier from it.

On August 7, the same court had issued arrest warrant against Isratunnessa after Nigar Sultana, assistant tax commissioner of the NBR, filed the case.

In the case statement against Isratunnessa, the complainant said that she had evaded income tax upon her income of Tk 88,76,717 for the fiscal years from 2000-2001 to 2006-2007.

Moreover, she concealed her real income while submitting her income tax return to the NBR's tax department, Nigar added.

QUADER CASE
The same court fixed August 15 for next hearing of the case and directed the authorities concerned to produce Quader before the court on the scheduled date.

On August 7, Nigar Sultana filed the case mentioning that Quader had evaded income tax upon his income of Tk 1,07,31,284 for the fiscal years from 1997-1998 to 2006-2007.

The plaintiff said Quader did not mention in his wealth statement submitted to the NBR's tax department about his plot allotted from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, savings instruments, FDR, luxurious car, firearms and bank loans, even though he was served with notice to do so.

HARRIS CASE
The same court asked the authorities concerned to hang up the copies of an arrest warrant in connection with a graft case, with posts near his (Harris) residences at Gulshan in the capital and Sylhet.

The court passed the order after the local police station submitted a report on the arrest warrant issued earlier against him saying that they had tried to arrest him but failed to find out his whereabouts, police said.

On July 22, Assistant Director Monayem Hossain, also the investigation officer (IO), submitted the charge sheet to the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Magistrate, Dhaka against Harris and his accomplice Badal, showing 18 people as prosecution witnesses.

Harris has been absconding since the incident. Badal was earlier arrested and is now in custody.

The case was filed on March 25, as Harris by abusing power took a private car of National Tea Company and handed it over to Badal for use.