Senior Cabinet member Obaidul Quader’s collection of luxury watches came to limelight after a Sweden-based news portal 'Netra News' ran a story on several expensive watches owned by him that reportedly exceeds his yearly income.
One such watch was an exclusive Rolex watch worth $ 34,000 which the minister says was “a gift.”
“All my watches, suits, ties and pants are gifts,” Quader told the media at his offices on Thursday (Jan 9).
“People have gifted me these at some time or the other,” he added.
Responding to queries on a report by Qatar-based Al-Jazeera, he said, “All the items including the watches were gifts.”