Re-Investigation request Letter (Sasaki San)

Dated: 27th May 2025. Director (Registration & Incentive – Commercial) Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Prime Minister’s Office E-6/B Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. Attention: Assistant Director (R&I- Commercial) Subject: Application for sending the Re-investigation for Security Clearance. Dear Sir, We hereby state that Mr. Osamu Sasaki (Passport: TZ2020911), the Merchandising Manager of our company obtained a security objections from the Ministry of Home Affairs on the following ground. We are cordially requesting to issue a reinvestigating letter to Ministry of Home affairs for Security Clearance of Mr. Osamu Sasaki, Merchandising Manager, TAMURAKOMA & CO., LTD. (Japanese National bearing Passport No. TZ2020911 and Work Permit No. WPN-25Aug2024-00021). The comments of the previous investigation report and our explanation are given below: SL. No. Objections Comments of the Company 01. The salary and allowances shown on the work permit are not consistent with the subject's educational qualifications, experience and position. A review of the subject's previous work permit shows that he was working at Roulin (BD) Limited with a high salary as Managing Director from 16.02.2022 to 15.00.2023. It appears that the subject's work permit has been shown to have a lower position and salary and allowances in order to evade income tax. (Translated from Bangla) We acknowledge the Ministry’s observations regarding the previously submitted application, particularly concerning the difference between the subject’s current salary and his prior designation and compensation. It was observed that Mr. Osamu Sasaki had earlier worked as Managing Director at Roulin (BD) Limited from 16.02.2022 to 15.02.2023, where he was drawing a higher salary. The concern raised was that his current position and salary appear lower and may be interpreted as an effort to reduce income tax liability. We would like to respectfully clarify the situation. Mr. Osamu Sasaki is now being appointed to a different role which is Merchandising Manager – that carries a different set of responsibilities and a lower salary scale which is appropriate for this new position as per BIDA guideline. Moreover, we would like to clearly state that in a Liaison Office structure, there is no provision for a 'Managing Director' position. Liaison offices are permitted to perform limited activities and do not maintain full executive-level hierarchies such as found in a Private Limited company. Therefore, the designation and salary offered to Mr. Osamu Sasaki are in full alignment with both the scope of our liaison office’s permitted activities and our internal organizational structure. The difference in salary is solely due to the change in role and not intended for tax evasion in any form. We remain fully compliant with BIDA guideline and all applicable regulations including Tax, VAT etc. of the Government of Bangladesh. We cordially request for taking the above information for your kind consideration and issue a reinvestigation request letter to Ministry of Home Affairs for another investigation of Mr. Osamu Sasaki (Passport: TZ2020911). Yours faithfully ________________________ Fumihiro Abe On behalf of TAMURAKOMA & CO., LTD. (Bangladesh Liaison Office).