Bangladesh Tax Lawyers Association gets new body

The Bangladesh Tax Lawyers Association (BTLA) has elected a new 31-member executive committee for the 2026–2029 term, with Ramizuddin Ahmed as president and Md Majum Ali Khan as secretary general.

The newly elected body was declared elected at the association’s 39th annual general meeting held at the Dhaka Taxes Bar Hallroom on Friday.

The new committee includes 11 vice-presidents, 11 deputy secretaries general and office-bearers in various other positions.

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The vice-presidents are: Syed Abdun Noor, Alhaj Md Musa, Md Shamsur Rahman Khan, Mostafa Kamal Mansur, Advocate Khan Moniruzzaman, Md Muntasir Mamun, SM Enayet Karim, Abul Fazal, Hossain Ahmed Shahjahan, Mohammad Ruhul Amin and Kazi Mostafizur Rahman.

Md Abu Naser Majumder has been elected additional secretary general, while Nurullah Bhuiyan Belal has been elected treasurer.

The deputy secretaries general are: ATM Rashed Babu, Md Imam Uddin, Md Jahangir Alam Khan, Md Sarwar Alam Bhuiyan, Md Aminur Rahman, Amirul Hasan Ratan, Rajiul Kabir, Md Mizanur Rahman (Mithu), Md Abul Hashem Ratan, Rakibul Ahsan and Majmul Hossain Pramanik.

Meanwhile, Md Solaiman has been elected organising secretary, Ashraf Hossain Khan legal aid and social welfare secretary, MA Halim Montu cultural secretary, Md Nur Nabi Patowary information and publicity secretary, and Md Jamal Uddin office secretary.

According to the association, the new committee represents tax bars from different parts of the country. Representatives from the Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet, Lakshmipur, Sherpur, Rangpur and Lalmonirhat Taxes Bars have also been elected to various positions. The association claims that Bangladesh has more than 42,000 tax lawyers.

Expressing gratitude to tax lawyers after being re-elected president, Ramizuddin Ahmed sought everyone's cooperation in protecting the professional dignity and rights of tax lawyers, ensuring their welfare and strengthening the organisation.

He also said the association planned to work with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to organise joint training programmes and seminars to improve professional standards in response to changes in revenue management.