The High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to actor and singer Tahsan Khan forsix months in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement associated with their involvement in Evaly, a shuttered e-commerce platform. The HC bench of justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Khijir Hayat passed the order. In its observation, the court said that the celebrities need to be more careful before working as a brand ambassador or model of any advertisement as common people follow them and people lost a huge amount of money through investing in Evaly. Earlier on Wednesday, Tahsan appealed for anticipatory bail in this case. Also read: Evaly scam: Mithila, Faria get anticipatory bail On December 13, actors Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks in the same case. Tahsan was the goodwill ambassador of Evaly, while Mithila was associated with Evaly as the face of the company's lifestyle products. Besides, Shabnam Faria joined it as the chief public relations officer. On December 4, an aggrieved Evaly customer, Saad Sam Rahman, filed the case with Dhanmondi police station against nine people, including Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, Chairman Shamima Nasrin, actors Tahsan Khan, Mithila, and Faria. Also read: Tahsan, Mithila, Faria face possible arrest over Evaly scam The other accused in the case are Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes. Mohammad Rassel and Shamima Nasrin, now behind bars, were also shown arrested in this case. According to the case, celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were in different positions in Evaly. Because of their presence and their various promotional talks, Saad Sam invested Tk 3,18,000 in Evaly. The plaintiff alleged that he was deceived because of the promotional talks of these celebrities.

A case has been filed against celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Shabnam Faria and six others over fraud by a customer of e-commerce platform Evaly. Police said they will be arrested at any time in the case. Tahsan was the Goodwill ambassador of Evaly, and Mithila was associated with Evaly as the face of the company's lifestyle products. Besides, Shabnam Faria joined as the Chief Public Relations Officer. Ikram Ali Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, told UNB on Friday that Saad Sam, a customer of Evaly, had filed a petition in the court on December 4. Read: HC committee seals off 4 warehouses of Evaly After the hearing, the court directed the Dhanmondi police station to file a case considering the customer's petition as an FIR after investigating the matter, said the OC. The OC further said that they have already filed a case and started an investigation in this regard. Legal action will be taken as per the investigation, he added. The OC said these celebrities may be arrested if evidence of their involvement in the allegations against them is found. Read: Ministry working to refund Evaly customers’ money: Munshi According to the case, celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were in different positions. Because of their presence and their various promotional talks, Saad Sam invested Tk 3,18,000 in Evaly. He alleged that the plaintiff in the case was deceived because of these celebrities’ promotional talks. The others accused in the case are Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, his wife Shamima Nasrin who is the chairman of the company, Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes.

The Embassy of Japan will host “Japan Fest 2021” online on Wednesday through YouTube channel and Facebook page. This year you will see Japan through the eyes of famous singer and actor Tahsan Khan. “Japan Fest 2021 with Tahsan Khan” will feature Covid-19 awareness song he has composed for the festival, a collaborative song with Japanese popular singer Miyazawa Kazufumi, original scores by Tahsan and also a musical appearance of Ambassador of Japan Ito Naoki. The programme will be streamed on Embassy of Japan YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkf1HU6drZAnnTQNMBxOvaA) at 6pm and also will be broadcast by RTV at 5:30pm on the same day.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Saturday appointed singer-songwriter and actor Tahsan Khan as its first goodwill ambassador for Bangladesh.