Md. Ghulam Hussain

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Md. Ghulam Hussain is a retired secretary and former chairman of the National Board of Revenue. [1] He is a former Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce. [2]

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Early life

Hussain was born in Hasimpur, Kachua Upazila, Chandpur District. [3] He studied at Hasimpur Primary School, Burgi High School, Hajigonj Pilot School, and Chandpur Government College. [3] He did his master's degree in social sciences at the University of Dhaka. [4]

Career

Hussain joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as a customs and excise cadre in 1982. [4]

In 1996, Hussain was the director of the Prime Minister's Office. [3] From 1998 to 2003, Hussain served at the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United States. [5]

Hussain worked at the International Trade Centre from 2004 to 2006 in the Export Diversification Project. [4] In 2009, he served in the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny investigation committee. [5] He was an Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs. [3] He was the chairman of a team formed to dismantle the temporary Taskforce for Interrogation Cell at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters after the mutiny. [6]

Hussain was appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue on 29 October 2012. [5] [7] He was serving as the secretary at the Ministry of Commerce. [5] [8] He replaced Nasiruddin Ahmed. [9] He reduced corporate tax. [10] Central Intelligence Cell sought his tax information in an unusual move as the cell is under the National Board of Revenue in November 2014. [11] It also sought information on his wife's accounts. [11]

Hussain served till 8 January 2015 as chairman of the National Board of Revenue when he was replaced by Md. Nojibur Rahman. [3] From 2016 to 2019, he was the managing director of Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company. [3]

In November 2023, Hussain sought nomination from Awami League for Chandpur-1 to contest the 12th parliamentary election. [3] He is the chairman of Business Insider Media Limited which publishes Business Insider Bangladesh. [3]

Personal life

Hussain is married to Professor Zakia Mansoor Hussain, a professor of economics. [4]

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  1. ↑ Parvez, Sohel (2014-05-29). "Tax rebate likely for factory relocation from Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Govt administrator to run Destiny". The Daily Star. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ex NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain collects AL nomination form". Business Insider Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Former NBR chairman: Alhaj Md Ghulam Hussain - Alhaj Md Ghulam Hussain | Kachua, Chandpur, Bangladesh". 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ghulam Hossain". International Growth Centre. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ↑ Azad, M. Abul Kalam (2010-01-11). "TFI Cell at Pilkhana may be withdrawn". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ↑ "Ghulam Hussain new NBR chairman". The Daily Star. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ↑ "81 businesspeople get CIP status". The Daily Star. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  9. ↑ "National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh". nbr.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  10. ↑ "NBR plans to cut corporate tax". The Daily Star. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. 1 2 "NBR's intelligence cell seeks bank account details of chairman". The Daily Star. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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