Bangladeshi civil servant
Badiur Rahman is a former civil servant, secretary and chairman of the Bangladesh National Board of Revenue.[1][2]
Career
Rahman was the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in 2003.[3]
In 2005, Rahman was the Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division in the Ministry of Finance.[4] He was secretary of the Planning Division.[5] Rahman was appointed acting secretary of the Power Division in 2006.[6]
Rahman was appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue on 23 January 2007 replacing Sheikh A. K. Motahar Hossain.[7]
Rahman wrote about transferring Matiur Rahman, a controversial customs officer and then joint commissioner of Chittagong port, from Chittagong to Rajshahi in his autobiography.[8] He received calls from Brigadier General Mohammad Hasan Nasir, Major General Sina Ibn Jamali, and Chief of Bangladesh Army General Moeen U Ahmed.[8] Rahman was transferred from the National Board of Revenue to the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management and Matiur Rahman was transferred back to Chittagong Port.[8][9] Rahman resigned from government service while commenting that he had "failed to please his masters".[9][10] He had also disagreed with policy proposals from the International Monetary Fund.[10] He was made an officer on special duty and granted one-month leave.[11]
On 22 October 2007, Muhammad Abdul Mazid replaced Rahman as chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[7]
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