17 NBR officials asked to submit asset details following ACC probe
“Information from the ACC’s investigation indicates that these individuals may possess illegal assets,” ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain says
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested asset declarations from 17 officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
"Information from the ACC's investigation indicates that these individuals may possess illegal assets," ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain said during a press briefing at the Segunbagicha office today (19 August).
"Following ACC's data review, discrepancies were found between the assets registered in these officials' names [or in the names of others on their behalf] and their reported legitimate sources of income," he added.
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"Based on these findings, the ACC has decided to issue orders requiring these officials to submit detailed statements of their assets and liabilities," Akhtar said.
According to ACC sources, the officials include NBR member Md Lutful Azim; former additional director general (CIC) Md Alamgir Hossain; Joint Commissioner Md Tariq Hasan; Additional Commissioner Sadhan Kumar Kundu; Commissioner Kazi Md Zia Uddin of the Customs, Excise and VAT Commission; Commissioner Md Kamruzzaman of Railway Customs; Additional Commissioner Abdur Rashid Mia of the VAT Commissionerate, Large Taxpayer Unit; Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shihabul Islam and Deputy Commissioner Monalisa Sharin Susmita of Tax Zone-16; Additional Commissioner Mirza Ashiq Rana of Tax Zone-8; Joint Commissioner Mohammad Morshed Uddin Khan of BCS Tax Academy; member (Income Tax Policy) AKM Badiul Alam; Additional Commissioner Hasan Tarek Rikabdar of the Audit, Intelligence and Investigation Department (Value Added Tax); Additional Commissioner Mohammad Mamun Mia; Additional Commissioner Sahela Siddique of the Intelligence Unit; Commissioner Lokman Ahmed of the Tax Appellate Tribunal; and Commissioner MM Fazlul Haque of Tax Zone-3.
