Charge framing hearing against ex-NBR official Matiur in graft case deferred to 5 July
Matiur allegedly acquired assets worth Tk5.28 crore beyond known sources.
A Dhaka court has deferred the hearing on the framing of charges against former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman to 5 July, in a case involving allegations of amassing wealth worth over Tk5 crore beyond known sources of income.
The case was scheduled for a hearing today (11 May) by the court of Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Begum Shamima Afroz.
However, Matiur's lawyers, including Dhaka Bar President Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan and Md Borhan Uddin, sought more time for the hearing on charge framing.
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After considering the plea, the court fixed the new date for 5 July, ACC lawyer Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed.
Earlier, on 15 December 2024, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two cases against Matiur and his second wife on charges of illegal wealth accumulation and concealment of assets.
According to the case statement, Matiur allegedly acquired assets worth Tk5.28 crore beyond known sources of income and concealed information about assets worth Tk1.27 crore.
The ACC later approved the charge sheet in the case.
Matiur was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of police on 14 January 2025 and has remained in custody since.
Matiur became the subject of intense discussion and criticism on social media in 2024 after a Facebook post surfaced showing a young man named Ifat – who later turned out to be Matiur's son – purchasing a goat worth Tk15 lakh from Sadik Agro in the capital's Mohammadpur for Eid-ul-Azha.
