Uber and Pathao have been sent a legal notice for allegedly laundering 300 to 400 billion BDT. The notice was issued by Supreme Court lawyer Masud Ahmed on behalf of Kawsar Mehmud on September 29.
It accuses the companies of working with corrupt BRTA officials to misappropriate money by breaking the 2017 Ride-Sharing Guidelines. Uber, which operates from India, has offices in Bangladesh to collect revenue.
These companies are said to charge transport operators 25-30% commission and other fees, even though the guidelines don’t allow this.
Ride-sharing companies need a certificate from BRTA, costing 100,000 BDT, but the notice claims they have illegally collected billions.
Unlike companies like InDrive, which take no commission, Uber and Pathao allegedly deduct around 1,000 BDT from a driver’s 3,000 BDT daily earnings.
The notice asks how much tax they’ve paid in eight years and demands a full financial report, including money sent abroad. If they fail to respond in 15 days, legal action will follow under Article 102 of the Constitution.
