CIC raids Ctg Max Hospital over tax evasion allegations
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Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) under the National Board of Revenue today (5 March) conducted a raid on Max Hospital and Diagnostics Ltd in Chattogram, over allegations of tax evasion.
Speaking to the Business Standard, CIC Director Masudur Rahman, who led the team, said, "We received a complaint about the hospital, and following the raid, we confiscated documents and hardware. A thorough examination of the seized items is underway.
"We hope, we will be able to find out a substantial amount of tax evasion," he added.
Recently, CIC has conducted raids in several hospitals in Dhaka, investigating allegations of tax evasion.
As per CIC sources, this marks the first-ever raid outside Dhaka, conducted by the tax authority. Documents were confiscated from the private hospital with the expectation of revealing a significant amount of evaded taxes.