Dhaka, April 26 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked all commercial banks and financial institutions to provide financial information on accounts held by Gono Forum leader Dr Kamal Hossain and his law farm Hossain and Associates.

NBR took the move as part of its ongoing probe into tax evasion allegation against Dr Kamal and his law firm.

Sources said that the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) under the revenue board sent separate letters recently to the all commercial banks and financial institutions asking them for account information within seven days. In the letters, sent to banks, the tax authority asked for information of all accounts in the name of Dr Kamal, individually or jointly, having any type of fixed deposit, saving...