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Matiur Rahman, a now removed member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has been granted voluntary retirement under the civil service law.
An Internal Resources Division notification made the announcement on Wednesday.
Following a firestorm of criticism and social media frenzy surrounding his son's extravagant Eid-ul-Azha goat purchase worth Tk 12 lakh, the then National Board of Revenue (NBR) member and president of the NBR’s Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal Md Matiur Rahman was transferred to the Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the finance ministry in June this year.
According to sources, Matiur joined the 13th batch of customs from the 11th batch of trade cadre by changing the cadre. After joining the new cadre, his influence and wealth began to increase. This rise started during his tenure as the joint commissioner at the Custom House, Chattogram.
Over the years, Matiur has reportedly built up a lot of wealth anonymously. This list includes shares in various companies, land and amusement parks, and partnerships in capital market brokerage houses. His children also own dozens of companies in their names.
Matiur has since faced severe criticism over claims of acquiring illegal wealth amounting to thousands of crores of taka in Bangladesh, with alleged investments in Singapore, the United States, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.
These allegations surfaced after a video went viral showing Matiur’s son Mushfiqur Rahman Ifat buying the pricey goat ahead of Eid-ul-Azha this year.
