Dhaka: NBR and all officials and employees under the Internal Resources Division (IRD) have been instructed to refrain from travelling abroad until the upcoming national election excepting unavoidable reasons. The directive follows a circular issued by the Chief Adviser's Office after which the IRD forwarded the instructions to NBR.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the letter has been published on the NBR's official website for strict compliance. The notice specifies that no officer or employee of NBR or the IRD may undertake foreign trips before the national election unless absolutely indispensable.