Dhaka, March 16 -- Novoair tried to resort to fraud with intent to evade Tk 19.09 million in tax revenue, reads a report submitted to the High Court by the Customs House in Dhaka.

The private airliner finally apologised to the authorities to secure relief, as it tried to evade the tax receipts by submitting fake code numbers of imported products while releasing them.

Md Shahadat Jamil, deputy commissioner of customs, submitted the report to the HC bench of Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir.

He placed the report on behalf of the customs commissioner in compliance with the court's order.

Novoair imported aircraft engine from Singapore in 2023.

After arrival of the goods, it submitted two bills ...