Dhaka, June 19 -- With the 2024-25 fiscal year drawing to a close, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md. Abdur Rahman Khan has urged tax officials to step up their revenue collection efforts to meet critical government financial requirements amid a tough economic landscape.

The call came during a revenue progress review meeting held Thursday at NBR headquarters in the capital's Revenue Building. The meeting reviewed Customs and VAT Division performance through May and explored strategies to maximize collections in the final stretch of the fiscal year.

Joined by commissioners, directors general, and field-level officials both in person and virtually via Zoom, the NBR chief issued firm instructions to accelerate target-based collec...