United News of Bangladesh

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) for amassing wealth beyond known sources of income. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge BM Tariqul Kabir framed the charges. With this, the formal trial in the case against Matiur has begun. The court also fixed September 14 for next hearing. Advocate Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan and Md Borhan Uddin moved a bail petition for Motiur Rahman. ACC prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam opposed the bail plea and the court rejected the bail it. According to the prosecution, Matiur is accused of acquiring assets worth Tk 1.24 crore using fake documents, along with holding an additional Tk 5.40 crore in assets that were inconsistent with his known sources of income. Matiur went into early retirement in 2024 amid graft allegations that surfaced after his son bought a goat at Tk15 lakh for Eid-ul-Azha festival. On July 2, 2024, ACC served a legal notice seeking wealth statement of Matiur and his family. Later, Matiur, his two wives and three children submitted wealth statements before ACC. ACC filed the case against Matiur and his family on January 6, 2025. The Detective Branch (DB) of police later arrested Matiur and his wife Layla from Bashundhara residential Area on January 14.