The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has acquitted former National Board of Revenue (NBR) Golam Hossain of the graft allegation of amassing wealth illegally.
The matter of his acquittal signed by ACC Secretary Abu Md Mustafa Kamal has recently been posted on the ACC website.
The commission started running inquiry against Golam Hossain in December, 2013. Earlier, the inquiry official recommended his acquittal of the graft allegation and submitted his report but the commission asked him to conduct the inquiry again.
Finally, the inquiry official again recommended his acquittal as he did not find any proof of NBR chairman’s involvement in the graft charge.
As the allegation goes, he gave illegal facilities to reconditioned car importers violating customs rules and influenced the NBR not to realise about Tk3,000 crore of revenue from the country’s mobile phone operators in replacing their SIM cards.
Also the commission found allegation against him that the former NBR chairman barred tax officials from realising Tk25 crore from Liberty Enterprises and Tk75 crore from Galaxy Accessories and Sweaters through his direct intervention.
The anti-graft body received allegation that a huge some of money was taken by the former NBR chairman for letting loose the tax dodgers.
