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DHAKA, June 19, 2025 (BSS) – National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md. Abdur Rahman Khan today urged tax officials to expedite revenue collection efforts in the final days of the fiscal year 2024–25 (FY25).
"I urge all revenue officials to prioritise achieving their respective targets and to take coordinated action to collect outstanding dues. Every additional taka collected reduces our reliance on debt and contributes to economic stability," he said.
The NBR chief said this while addressing a revenue collection progress review meeting held at the NBR's headquarters at the city's Revenue Building.
The meeting was convened to assess the performance of the Customs and VAT Divisions up to May and to strategies ways to improve revenue intake during the closing period of the fiscal year.
During the meeting, attended by members of the Customs and VAT Divisions, commissioners and directors general stationed in Dhaka, as well as officials posted outside the capital, who joined virtually through Zoom, the NBR Chairman issued clear directives to enhance collections through target-based efforts and special initiatives to recover arrears revenues.
Abdur Rahman Khan emphasised the need to activate and strengthen intelligence activities to identify and address tax evasion, underreporting, and non-compliance.
"Modern revenue administration must be supported by data-driven intelligence. Strengthening surveillance and analysis mechanisms is crucial to minimising leakages and boosting collection," he added.
The meeting revealed that against a revenue collection target of Tk 3.94 trillion for the July–May period of the ongoing fiscal year, the NBR has managed to collect Tk 3.28 trillion so far. This reflects an achievement rate of 83.10 per cent, with a modest year-on-year growth rate of 6.0 per cent during the same period.
While appreciating the progress made, the NBR chairman expressed concern over the shortfall and urged field-level officials to intensify efforts in the final weeks of June.
He asked commissioners to hold regular consultations with their teams, assess bottlenecks in their jurisdictions, and take action to resolve issues that are hindering collections.
Revenue officials, in turn, briefed the chairman about the measures already undertaken to improve collections in the remaining days of the fiscal year. These include greater on-ground coordination, targeted drives against non-compliant businesses, fast-tracking assessments, and raising public awareness about the importance of tax compliance.
