Dhaka, May 15 -- BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan said on Wednesday that the abolition of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is merely a "cosmetic reform" with no real potential to bring about meaningful change.
Speaking to the media this morning, the BNP leader expressed deep scepticism about the effectiveness of simply "rebranding or renaming the institution".
"Our core issue with the NBR is corruption. Changing the signboard or rebranding won't fix the country's deeply flawed and deteriorating financial infrastructure," he added.
He also criticised the influence of international financial institutions like the World Bank and the IMF, stating that they often fail to grasp the informal nature of Bangladesh's economy. "Th...