Md Abdur Rahman Khan
Md Abdur Rahman Khan | |
|---|---|
| আব্দুর রহমান | |
 Md Abdur Rahman in 2024 | |
| Senior Secretary, Internal Resources Division and Chairman, National Board of Revenue | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2024 | |
Md Abdur Rahman Khan is a Bangladeshi government official who serving as secretary of Internal Resources Division[1] and the chairman of the National Board of Revenue.[2] Prior to join here, he was secretary of the Financial Institutions Division.[3] He is the former President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh.[4]
Early life
[edit]Khan was born in Lakshmipur District.[5] He did his bachelors and masters in accounting at the University of Chittagong.[6][5] He has a second masters from the Ulster University.[6]
Career
[edit]Khan joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 25 April 1994 as a taxation cadre.[5]
Khan worked as an international advisor to the World Bank in East Timor.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7][8] He was the previous chief of the Administration and Treasury and Debt Management Wing.[8]
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.[9] He replaced the contractually appointed chairman, Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem, after his contract was terminated.[10] There were protests at the National Board of Revenue by employees demanding the removal of Muneem.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abdur Rahman Khan elected ICMAB president". The Business Standard. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "Chairman's Profile". National Board of Revenue. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "ICMAB gets new president". The Daily Star. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Three ministries get new secretaries". The Daily Star. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ 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.