Govt to appoint officials from admin cadre in new Revenue Management Division

The government is likely to appoint officials from administration cadre alongside existing employees in the proposed Revenue Management Division, according to a draft law recently approved by the Advisory Council.

According to the draft law which lays out the structure for the new division, “Various posts in the administrative division of the Revenue Management Division will be filled from the Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) cadre and employees working in the National Board of Revenue (NBR).”

The interim government has already cleared the draft law which seeks to split the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into two separate entities: the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division.

It was proposed by the committee to provide recommendations on tax policy reforms, improvements in tax administration, automation and other related matters.

The government formed the committee on October 9 last year, comprising former NBR chairmen Muhammad Abdul Mazid and Nasiruddin Ahmed and former NBR members Delwar Hossain and Aminur Rahman.

According to the proposed law, it is necessary to separate the government's revenue policy formulation activities and revenue collection management activities.

The proposed law says it is necessary to create a Revenue Policy Division and a Revenue Management Division by restructuring the current system to make revenue collection more transparent, accountable and efficient.

As Parliament is dissolved, the President will promulgate the ordinance under Article 93(1) of the Constitution, to be titled The Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025.

Once the ordinance is promulgated, the government will establish the Revenue Management Division under the Ministry of Finance through a gazette notification.