TDS Desk:

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been granted permission to interrogate Matiur Rahman, a former official of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), for three days at the jail gate. The decision was made by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib after a hearing on the ACC’s case on Monday.

The ACC filed three separate cases against Matiur Rahman and his family members on January 6. In one of these cases, the ACC sought a seven-day remand for Rahman, which was requested on January 21. The case involves allegations of submitting false and misleading information in his asset declaration to the ACC. According to the case, Matiur Rahman is accused of hiding assets worth Tk 1.27 crore and acquiring assets worth Tk 5.28 crore through illicit means, with no clear explanation of the source of these funds.

Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, has filed the case, which has been registered under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The investigation continues as part of the broader probe into Matiur Rahman’s financial dealings.