NBR suspends nine senior officers in a day over protestThe National Board of Revenue has suspended five more senior officers for allegedly playing an “organisational role” in protests against the ordinance that split the agency into two divisions. The five officers suspended in the latest phase include two additional tax commissioners, two joint tax commissioners and one director of the Central Intelligence Cell. The suspended tax cadre officers are: Additional Tax Commissioner Sehela Siddiqa, Additional Tax Commissioner Sultana Habib, Joint Tax Commissioner Mesbah Uddin Khan, Joint Tax Commissioner Mamun Mia, and CIC Director Chand Sultana Chowdhurani. On Jun 28, NBR staff declared a “complete shutdown”, halting revenue operations nationwide. Since then, the NBR has steadily moved against agitators, including forcing senior officers into retirement and suspending protest organisers one by one.

Source: bd News24 August 18, 2025 16:00 UTC