Photos of ex-NBR official Matiur with Bangladesh Bank governor go viral on social media
UNB
Publish: 27 Jun 2024, 04:25 PM
Dhaka,
June 26 (UNB)- Photos of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur
Rahman, recently at the center of corruption allegations, with Bangladesh Bank
Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder have gone viral on social media, sparking
widespread discussion.
One viral photo shows
the two men in Ihram during the Hajj pilgrimage, while another captures Matiur
greeting Rouf with a bouquet of flowers at the governor's office in the central
bank.
Matiur Rahman was
appointed as a director of Sonali Bank on February 1, 2022. At that time, Abdur
Rouf Talukder was serving as the finance secretary.
Some media outlets have
questioned the Bangladesh Bank governor through the central bank's
spokesperson, Mezbaul Haque. The inquiry focused on the governor's comments
regarding Matiur's appointment as a director of Sonali Bank during his tenure
as finance secretary and the allegations of anonymous stock market investments
through Matiur.
Responding to the media,
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Mezbaul Haque conveyed the governor's statement,
asserting that the allegations are not true.
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