The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended 14 officials for defying higher authorities and disobeying transfer orders, as outlined in separate orders signed by NBR Chairman and Internal Resources Division (IRD) Secretary Abdur Rahman Khan, under the Ministry of Finance.
The suspension orders cite “defiant behavior, including openly tearing up transfer orders in blatant disregard and supporting those who disobeyed such orders,” leading to the initiation of departmental proceedings under the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules.
The suspended officials include 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.
Previously, five senior officials, including four NBR members, were sent into forced retirement, and the Commissioner of Chattogram Customs House was also suspended.
LND/NE
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