Badiur Rahman is the secretary and chairman of the Bangladesh National Board of Revenue. [1] [2]
Rahman was the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in 2003. [3]
In 2005, Rahman was the Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division in the Ministry of Finance. [4] He was secretary of the Planning Division. [5] Rahman was appointed acting secretary of the Power Division in 2006. [6]
Rahman was appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue on 23 January 2007 replacing Sheikh A. K. Motahar Hossain. [7]
Rahman wrote about transferring Matiur Rahman, a controversial customs officer and then joint commissioner of Chittagong port, from Chittagong to Rajshahi in his autobiography. [8] He received calls from Brigadier General Mohammad Hasan Nasir, Major General Sina Ibn Jamali, and Chief of Bangladesh Army General Moeen U Ahmed. [8] Rahman was transferred from the National Board of Revenue to the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management and Matiur Rahman was transferred back to Chittagong Port. [8] [9] Rahman resigned from government service while commenting that he had "failed to please his masters". [9] [10] He had also disagreed with policy proposals from the International Monetary Fund. [10] He was made an officer on special duty and granted one-month leave. [11]
On 22 October 2007, Muhammad Abdul Mazid replaced Rahman as chairman of the National Board of Revenue. [7]