Dhaka, May 3 -- Kazi Emdadul Hoque, a prominent researcher, author, and former tax commissioner, has been appointed as the Director General of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).

A seasoned official of the 7th batch of the BCS (Tax) cadre, Huqe joined his new post on Sunday (May 3). The appointment has been made on a contractual basis with the rank and status of a Senior Secretary to the government.

He succeeds at the helm of the national standards body following a distinguished three-decade career in the country's revenue administration. Huqe previously served as the President of the Taxes Appellate Tribunal and as a Commissioner of Taxes at the National Board of Revenue (NBR), where he played a pivotal role in str...