Md Abdur Rahman Khan
Md Abdur Rahman Khan | |
|---|---|
| মো. আব্দুর রহমান খান | |
Md Abdur Rahman in 2024 | |
Secretary of Internal Resources Division and Chairman of the National Board of Revenue | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem |
Md Abdur Rahman Khan is a Bangladeshi civil servant, who is currently serving as the Secretary of Internal Resources Division and the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[1][2] Prior to his current position, he served as the secretary of the Financial Institutions Division.[3]
As NBR chairman, Khan has faced criticism for his handling of a controversial restructuring plan that came under censure from Transparency International Bangladesh and the Centre for Policy Dialogue.[4][5][6] The TIB and the CPD criticized the dissolution of the NBR and the creation of two ministerial divisions as an act of executive capture of the revenue sector, arguing that it sparked an unnecessary bureaucratic turf war and demonstrated favoritism toward the administration cadre.[4][5][6]
Early life
Khan was born in Lakshmipur district. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from the University of Chittagong.[7] He also holds a second master's degree from Ulster University.[8]
Career
Khan joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 25 April 1994 as a taxation cadre.[7]
Khan worked as an international advisor to the World Bank in East Timor.[7]
In January 2023, Khan was elected President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh while serving as an additional secretary at the Ministry of Finance.[8][9]
Khan was appointed secretary of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance in May 2024 replacing Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah who was set to retire.[10][11] He was the previous chief of the Administration and Treasury and Debt Management Wing.[11]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Khan was appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue on 15 August 2024.[12] He replaced the contractually appointed chairman, Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem, after his contract was terminated.[13] There were protests at the National Board of Revenue by employees demanding the removal of Muneem.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Abdur Rahman Khan appointed NBR chairman -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Abdur Rahman Khan made new NBR chairman". The Daily Star. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Abdur Rahman promoted to secretary of Financial Institutions Division". The Business Standard (Press release). 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ a b "Revenue System at Risk of Executive Control: TIB". Transparency International Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ a b "Division of NBR was not done properly: Debapriya Bhattacharya". Prothom Alo. 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ a b "Revenue management at risk of coming under executive control: TIB". The Daily Star. 2025-05-17. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ a b c "Chairman's Profile". National Board of Revenue. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b "ICMAB gets new president". The Daily Star. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Abdur Rahman Khan elected ICMAB president". The Business Standard. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Three ministries get new secretaries". The Daily Start. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Abdur Rahman promoted to secretary of Financial Institutions Division". The Business Standard. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Govt scraps contractual appointments of 11 secretaries". The Daily Star. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "FID secretary Abdur Rahman Khan new NBR chairman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Accountant Abdur Rahman Khan appointed as Bangladesh's top taxman". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Abdur Rahman Khan appointed new NBR chairman". The Business Standard. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-23.