Dhaka, May 20 -- The National Revenue Board (NBR) faces an uphill battle to meet the revenue collection target set by the interim government for the current 2025-26 fiscal year, requiring a staggering Tk 1.76 trillion in the final two months alone.

To hit the target, the tax administration must collect an average of Tk 880 billion in the final two months of May and June.

In stark contrast, the NBR managed an average monthly collection of just Tk 320 billion over the last 10 months.

Analysing recent revenue generation trends, NBR officials and economic analysts widely agree that pulling off such massive collections in two months is practically impossible.

Consequently, the NBR is on track to wrap up another fiscal year significantly be...