Matiur removed from Sonali Bank director post

Matiur Rahman, who was involved in much discussion during Eid-ul-Azha over his son Rifat's purchase of the most expensive goat in the country, has been removed from the director post of the state-owned Sonali Bank Plc.

A Financial Institutions Division (FID) release issued on Monday confirmed the matter.

Sonali Bank chairman Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui had told reporters after a Sonali Bank board meeting on Sunday, "We have informed our board members about the government's decision not to allow Matiur Rahman to participate in the meeting of the bank's board of directors."

The board meeting of the bank was held on Sunday without Matiur Rahman.

In February 2022, the government appointed Matiur Rahman as the director of Sonali Bank for three years.

Earlier, Matiur Rahman was removed from the current charge (Member) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). He was transferred to the Internal Revenue Department (IRD) from the post of Chairman of the Customs, Excise, and VAT Appellate Tribunal of NBR.

A notification signed by Mokima Begum, Deputy Secretary of the Internal Resources Division of the Ministry of Finance on Sunday stated that he (Matiur) has been removed from the post of Chairman of the Customs, Excise, and VAT Appellate Tribunal and attached to the Internal Resources Department.

Discussions started after Matiur Rahman's son bought a goat worth Tk 15 lakh from an agro farm in the capital before the Eid-ul-Azha. After that, information about Matiur Rahman's wealth came out one after another.