Tax and Customs

Tax and Customs

Tax officials protest at NBR headquarters over draft revenue law

Several hundred tax and customs officials staged a demonstration at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Dhaka today, demanding revisions to a draft ordinance that proposes dividing the board into two separate divisions and allowing top appointments from outside the revenue cadre.

4d ago

Bangladesh moves to split revenue authority with new ordinance

Bangladesh’s interim government has moved to restructure the country’s tax system by creating two new divisions under the Ministry of Finance, a move aligned with recommendations from the International Monetary Fund.

1w ago

NBR to collect travel tax directly from outbound passengers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to introduce a new system for collecting travel tax directly from outbound passengers, replacing the current practice where airlines include the tax in ticket prices and later deposit it into the state coffer.

2w ago

Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net

The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget

3w ago

Two-thirds of e-return filers don’t have taxable income: NBR chairman

Nearly 10 lakh out of 15 lakh e-return filers have submitted zero returns, he says at ERF event

1m ago

Tk 721 crore remittance case settled for just Tk 15,543 in taxes

SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case

1m ago

Dhaka Chamber wants Tk 5 lakh as tax-free income limit

It also suggested reducing the highest income tax rate from 30% to 25%

1m ago

Businessman brought Tk 730cr as remittance to evade tax

A businessman has brought Tk 730 crore under the guise of remittances from abroad and claimed a tax break, creating suspicions of tax evasion among officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

1m ago

Tax officials protest at NBR headquarters over draft revenue law

Several hundred tax and customs officials staged a demonstration at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Dhaka today, demanding revisions to a draft ordinance that proposes dividing the board into two separate divisions and allowing top appointments from outside the revenue cadre.

4d ago

Bangladesh moves to split revenue authority with new ordinance

Bangladesh’s interim government has moved to restructure the country’s tax system by creating two new divisions under the Ministry of Finance, a move aligned with recommendations from the International Monetary Fund.

1w ago

NBR to collect travel tax directly from outbound passengers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to introduce a new system for collecting travel tax directly from outbound passengers, replacing the current practice where airlines include the tax in ticket prices and later deposit it into the state coffer.

2w ago

Chittagong Chamber wants widening of tax net

The CCCI submitted 114 proposals for the upcoming budget

3w ago

Two-thirds of e-return filers don’t have taxable income: NBR chairman

Nearly 10 lakh out of 15 lakh e-return filers have submitted zero returns, he says at ERF event

1m ago

Tk 721 crore remittance case settled for just Tk 15,543 in taxes

SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case

1m ago

Dhaka Chamber wants Tk 5 lakh as tax-free income limit

It also suggested reducing the highest income tax rate from 30% to 25%

1m ago

Businessman brought Tk 730cr as remittance to evade tax

A businessman has brought Tk 730 crore under the guise of remittances from abroad and claimed a tax break, creating suspicions of tax evasion among officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

1m ago

NBR to go tough on tax return non-filers

The tax administrator organises a pre-budget discussion

1m ago

NBR eases VAT for supermarket shoppers

No additional 7.5% trade VAT for shopping at supermarkets

2m ago