Dhaka: The government has transferred 17 commissioners of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). 'They have been transferred in a notification signed by Mohammad Abul Mansur, Senior Assistant Secretary of Customs and VAT Administration-1 of the National Board of Revenue last day,' said a release this evening. According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the notification stated that the transfers were made with the approval of the authorities concerned and through the Election Commission Secretariat of Bangladesh Election Commission. The order was issued in the public interest and is to take effect immediately. The transfers were carried out due to the approval of officials and employees working in the offices of the Customs and VAT sub-divisions under the NBR. This was done to facilitate postings to newly created offices and inter-departmental transfers. The release further mentioned that the officers involved are requested to send a copy of their joining letter to the NBR's Customs and VAT Administration-1 Bran ch.