Ex-NBR official Matiur indicted in graft case

A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accusing him of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income.

Dhaka Divisional Special Judge BM Tariqul Kabir framed the charges, marking the formal start of the trial. The court also set September 14 for the next hearing.

Defence lawyers Advocate Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan and Md Borhan Uddin sought bail for Matiur, but the court rejected the petition after ACC prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam opposed it.

According to the prosecution, Matiur allegedly acquired assets worth Tk 1.24 crore through forged documents and possessed an additional Tk 5.40 crore in wealth that did not match his known sources of income.

Matiur took early retirement in 2024 after graft allegations emerged following reports that his son had purchased a goat for Tk 15 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

On July 2, 2024, the ACC issued notices asking Matiur and his family to submit their wealth statements. Matiur, his two wives and three children later complied.

The ACC filed the case against Matiur and his family on January 6, 2025.

On January 14, detectives from the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Matiur and his wife, Layla, from the Bashundhara Residential Area.