Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The government has moved to significantly tighten foreign travel rules for officials across key economic institutions ahead of the upcoming national election, imposing strict limitations on overseas trips unless they are deemed absolutely essential.
The restrictions now cover personnel of the Internal Resources Division (IRD), the National Board of Revenue (NBR), and all banks and financial institutions regulated by Bangladesh Bank.The IRD's restrictions follow a circular from the Office of the Chief Adviser, which recently wrote to the division's secretary, directing the imposition of stricter controls on foreign travel.
The instruction later published on the NBR website states that no official or employee may travel ab...