Dhaka, April 13 -- Rizwan Rahman, former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), has said that the "necessary bureaucratic repression" of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has emerged as a major obstacle to doing business.

"We are unable to break free from what we call 'necessary bureaucratic repression'-in short, NBR. This has now become the biggest barrier for businesses," he said.

Rizwan Rahman made the remarks at a DCCI pre-budget discussion at hotel InterContinental in the city on Monday.

Mr Rahman said the current government is bearing the consequences of policy and management shortcomings accumulated over the past decade or more.

"The government is now under pressure due to the mismanagement of the pre...