The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The court yesterday convicted former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Professor of Bangladesh Agriculture University Prof Mahfuzur Rahman awarded him eight years' rigorous imprisonment in a tax evasion case.

The court also fined him Tk 58 lakh in default to suffer one-year rigorous imprisonment. He was tried in absentia.

Judge of Senior Special Judge's Court Anisuzzaman pronounced the verdict after examining records and prosecution witnesses.

Prof Mahfuzur was found guilty of hiding over Tk 2.13 crore which he had earned illegally in five years since 2002.

Additional Assistant Tax Commissioner Amzad Hossain filed a case against Prof Mahfuzur Rahman on October 7 this year for escaping income tax of over Tk 57.12 lakh.