NBR suspends 14 officers 

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended 14 officers including several joint tax commissioners and deputy tax commissioners for defying directives from higher authorities. They have been made OSD.

NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan issued  separate suspension letters on Tuesday (July 15).

According to the letters, the suspended individuals will serve as ‘special acting officials’ and would receive allowances during the suspension period.

The suspended officials are: Masuma Khatun, divisional representative (Joint Tax Commissioner), Tax Zone-2, Dhaka; Murad Ahmed, joint tax commissioner, Tax Zone-15, Dhaka; Mohammad Morshed Uddin Khan, joint tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Kushtia; Monalisa Shahreen Sushmita, joint tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Noakhali; Ashraful Alam Pradhan, joint tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Cox's Bazar; Shihabul Islam, deputy tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Khulna; Nusrat Jahan Shomy, deputy tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Rangpur; Towhid Hasan Shakil, deputy tax commissioner, Tax Zone-Cumilla; Hasan Mohammad Tarek Rikabder, additional commissioner, and president of NBR Reform Unity Council; Mirza Ashiq Rana, additional commissioner of tax; Mohammad Shahadat Jamil, deputy commissioner; Sifat-E-Mariyam, deputy commissioner; Shafiul Bashar, revenue officer and Sabuj Mia, revenue officer.