The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against six officials of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and the owners of two private container depots over alleged irregularities in holding tax assessments that caused a revenue loss of Tk 16.8 crore to the city corporation.

The cases were filed on Monday (November 9) at the ACC’s Chattogram Integrated District Office-1, ACC Deputy Director Md Al Amin confirmed on Tuesday morning.According to the ACC, CCC Tax Officer Mohammad Nurul Alam of Revenue Circle-8 has been named as an accused in both cases.The allegations include abuse of power and collusion to manipulate the city corporation’s annual tax assessments, resulting in the evasion of holding taxes.

The cases were filed under Sections 477(a), 409 and 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. ACC Assistant Director Sayed Alam filed the cases.

In Case No. 3, involving an alleged revenue loss of Tk 8.4 crore, five people have been named as accused. They are Nurul Alam; retired CCC Deputy Tax Officer Md Abdul Kader; Assistant Tax Collector Md Manjur Morshed; Accounts Assistant of Revenue Circle-7 Rupshee Rani Deb; and Yusuf Abdullah Harun, owner of private container depot Incontrade Limited.

Harun is a former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and a former member of parliament.

In Case No. 4, involving another alleged revenue loss of Tk 8.4 crore, four people have been accused. Besides Nurul Alam, they are CCC Deputy Tax Officer of Revenue Circle-7 Joy Prakash Sen; Accounts Assistant of Revenue Circle-8 Mohammad Ahchan Ullah; and Haji Md Abul Kashem, owner of private container depot Messrs Ishaq Brothers Limited.The two cases allege that irregularities in holding tax assessments resulted in a combined revenue loss of Tk 16.8 crore to Chattogram City Corporation.