Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has said that government employees won’t have to submit separate wealth statement while filing income tax returns from now on. The secretary said this during a press briefing after a meeting of the Secretaries at the Secretariat on Sunday. “The one-page wealth statement that government employees have to submit to the NBR while filing income tax return isn’t necessary anymore. From now on, the government officials will submit the statement to the Ministry of Public Administration,” said Anwarul. Read more: Tax lawyers seek 2 months more for filing income tax returns He added that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) hasn't expressed any objection to the new directive. “I sat with NBR officials and the Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry to discuss the issue and all of us have agreed on the new measure. A circular will be published soon in this regard and after that, the one-page wealth statement that was previously submitted to NBR will be given to the Ministry,” Anwarul added. According to the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules 1979, government officials are bound to submit wealth statements and take permission for buying or selling properties after every five years. But this rule has been neglected for long, and the government hasn't tried to implement it either. Read more: Govt struggles to lift tax-GDP ratio to double digits On June 24, 2021, the Ministry of Public Administration sent letters to all the ministries and their secretaries to immediately apply this rule on all the government employees following a directive from the Prime Minister herself. Although the ministries are trying to make the rule effective, government officials are yet to respond.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked the joint secretary of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs ministry Abul Kalam Azad to submit his wealth statements. Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that notice in this regard has been issued. Read: ACC approves charges against 3 former, 1 current Biman high-ups The notice sought a statement of  all his immovable or movable properties acquired in the names of his own, his wife and daughter. The source of income and the detailed information on how those were acquired will have to be submitted to the ACC within 21 working days of receiving the notice.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday asked District Register of Gazipur Ohidul Islam and his wife Khujista Akhtar Banu to submit their wealth statements. Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB, the commission has issued a notice in this regard. The notice sought statement of their all immovable or movable property acquired by them and their dependents. READ: Following complaints, ACC launches drive against Jibon Bima MD The source of income and the detailed information on how those were acquired will have to be submitted to the ACC within 21 working days of receiving the notice. If they fail to submit the statements within the stipulated time or submit false statement, action will be taken against them as per sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday served notices to Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP of Laxmipur- 2 constituency (independent) and his family members, seeking their wealth statements.