NBR division driven by ‘hatred’ could spell disaster, warns advisory committee member

Farid Uddin, a member of the advisory committee for the NBR split ordinance, expressed concerns that the recommendations in the Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance were not adequately reflected in the piece of legislation issued by the government. On Saturday, he warned that if the National Board of Revenue (NBR) were divided into two parts due to “hatred” or errors stemming from the ordinance, it would create a “disastrous” situation for the nation. At a roundtable on NBR reforms held in Gulshan, he spoke on the issue. Farid Uddin said, “We introduced the concept of dividing the revenue policy and revenue management. However, the actual implementation of our recommendations, as I personally feel, did not align with our vision.”...