Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is working to bring about discipline in the country's gold and jewellery sector, long plagued by smuggling, weak compliance and regulatory loopholes, NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said.

Most of the gold enters Bangladesh through illegal channels, he said, alleging that even some NBR officials have been involved in facilitating such unauthorised imports.Trade Fair Guide

"Formal imports are not happening as expected. Although official data show no significant gold imports, the market is still full of gold," the NBR chairman said.

Mr. Khan made the observations on Wednesday at the NBR's regular "Meet the Business" programme, where senior revenue officials held discussions with lea...