The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has compulsorily retired Assistant Tax Commissioner Md. Aminul Islam following allegations of facilitating tax evasion and laundering undeclared funds.
The decision was formalised by the Ministry of Finance’s Internal Resources Division (IRD), Tax-1 Branch, in a notification signed by IRD Secretary and NBR Chairman Md. Abdur Rahman Khan.
The notification cited the completion of Aminul Islam’s 25-year service and the government’s consideration of public interest under Section 45 of the Government Servants’ Rules, 2018. While no specific reason was mentioned in the notice, NBR sources confirmed that his retirement is linked to irregularities in approving the legalization of undisclosed income.
Between July 2020 and June 2021, the government allowed businesses to legalize undeclared income by paying 10% tax. During this period, two sons of businessman S Alam—Ashraful Alam and Asadul Alam Mahir—allegedly legalized BDT 50 billion of undisclosed income while evading BDT 7.5 billion in taxes, using irregularities via bank pay orders.
Aminul Islam, along with Additional Tax Commissioner Saiful Alam and Joint Tax Commissioner AKM Shamsuzzaman, was temporarily suspended on October 17, 2024, in connection with the case. His suspension was revoked on October 7, 2025, and he was compulsorily retired the following day.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case on September 3 against ten individuals, including Aminul Islam, S Alam’s sons, and seven officials from Islami Bank, over the alleged tax evasion.
Experts have welcomed the move as a decisive step against corruption. Former senior bureaucrat Feroz Mia said, “If applied transparently, this measure can send a strong anti-corruption signal.”
Economist Helal Ahmed Jony said, “Such irregularities not only cause economic losses but also erode public trust in the revenue authority. Powers of tax officials should be limited, and monitoring and investigation systems strengthened,” he said.
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