Badiur Rahman walks out on govt

Outgoing NBR chairman Badiur Rahman Monday said he had sought voluntary retirement from public service. "I have failed to please my master. I have never bowed my head to anybody except Allah in my life," Rahman told reporters at the National Board of Revenue office. Rahman, who was appointed the country's chief revenue collector on Jan 21, was transferred to the Food and Disaster Management Ministry in a major administrative reshuffle on Oct 18. The same day, he applied for voluntary retirement, to be effective from Nov 22.