9 new tax zones to be established in country
The order issued in the public interest will come into effect immediately, according to a gazette notification
The government has given approval to set up nine new tax zones in different parts of the country, aiming to improve revenue collection.
These offices are- Tax Zone-5 Chittagong; Tax Zone-6 Chittagong; Tax Zone-Cox's Bazar; Tax Zone-Jashore; Tax Zone-Kushtia; Tax Zone-Noakhali; Tax Zone-Dinajpur; Tax Zone-Faridpur; and Tax Zone-Narsingdi.
The order issued in the public interest will come into effect immediately, according to a gazette notification.
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The Internal Revenue Department had given approval for the creation of a total of 28 new offices including 20 tax zones, four tax appeal zones and four specialised offices in addition to the existing offices through administrative reform, re-organisation and expansion of the Income Tax Division of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
It also gave approval for the creation of 657 cadre posts permanently and a total of 3943 non-cadre posts of various grades by adding/removing the manpower of 11 offices from the existing offices.
Out of the newly created 28 offices, nine offices will be implemented in the second phase.
