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]
Early life
editHussain 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
editHussain 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
editHussain is married to Professor Zakia Mansoor Hussain, a professor of economics.[4]
References
edit- ^ Parvez, Sohel (2014-05-29). "Tax rebate likely for factory relocation from Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Govt administrator to run Destiny". The Daily Star. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ex NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain collects AL nomination form". Business Insider Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Former NBR chairman: Alhaj Md Ghulam Hussain - Alhaj Md Ghulam Hussain | Kachua, Chandpur, Bangladesh". 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Ghulam Hossain". International Growth Centre. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Azad, M. Abul Kalam (2010-01-11). "TFI Cell at Pilkhana may be withdrawn". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Ghulam Hussain new NBR chairman". The Daily Star. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "81 businesspeople get CIP status". The Daily Star. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh". nbr.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "NBR plans to cut corporate tax". The Daily Star. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "NBR's intelligence cell seeks bank account details of chairman". The Daily Star. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2024-03-18.