Written by The Banking Post
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has carried out a sweeping reshuffle in its top tax administration, transferring 19 commissioners across key tax zones and appellate regions in a bid to strengthen revenue mobilisation.
The changes, announced by the NBR’s Tax Administration-1 on Wednesday, take immediate effect. Senior officials say the move aims to accelerate field-level collection, improve transparency, and inject fresh momentum into taxpayer services.
“By placing capable officers in major tax zones, especially in Dhaka — which contributes a significant share of national revenue — we expect to maintain a steady inflow and expand the taxpayer base,” a senior NBR official told The Banking Post on condition of anonymity.
Experienced commissioners have been posted to the capital’s high-yielding zones, while long-serving Dhaka officers have been reassigned to district and divisional offices to ensure a balanced spread of expertise nationwide.
Revenue insiders believe the reshuffle will influence both the speed and quality of collections. They anticipate that new leadership could bring fresh strategies for engaging large taxpayers, onboarding new ones, and recovering arrears.
The NBR hopes the overhaul will help narrow the current fiscal year’s revenue shortfall, as the government intensifies efforts to meet ambitious collection targets.
