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The government has suspended a total of 14 officials, mostly mid-level ones, of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for allegedly defying high-ups' directives.
To this effect, the NBR on Tuesday issued 14 separate orders, signed by NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan.
The officials were allegedly involved in tearing up transfer orders of six officials, issued by the NBR chairman.
In the orders, the NBR said the action taken against them was a part of departmental proceedings due to acts of blatant disregard and defiant behaviour such as openly tearing up transfer orders.
The government has suspended the officials as per the existing Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules.
The suspended officials are: 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.
The officials are entitled to get allowances during the period of suspension.
Earlier, five top officials, including four NBR members, were sent to forced retirement.
Additionally, the Commissioner of Chattogram Customs House was also suspended.
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