Mohammad Belal Hossain Chowdhury, President, Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal, made OSD at NBR.
The decision was announced in a notification signed by Md. Humayun Kabir, Deputy Secretary of the Internal Resources Division, on Thursday (October 9). Earlier, on Wednesday (October 8), Belal Hossain Chowdhury, who has been named as an accused in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), was transferred to the post of President of the Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal, Dhaka.
According to the latest notification, “BCS (Customs and Excise) cadre officer Mohammad Belal Hossain Chowdhury, Member and President, Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal, Dhaka, has been appointed as Special Officer (Member) at the National Board of Revenue, Dhaka. This order, issued in the public interest, takes immediate effect.”
On October 7, the ACC filed a case against Belal Hossain Chowdhury on allegations of amassing illegal wealth worth around Tk 5 crore. Following that, on October 8, he was reassigned to the Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal as its President.
The notification further stated that the BCS (Customs and Excise) cadre officer, currently serving at the NBR, has been released from his previous post to join his new assignment.
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