Law Event
'Income-tax Law Information Clinic' by NBR
An innovative project conducted by law students
On the occasion of the National Income-tax Day on September 15 this year, the School of Law of BRAC University has successfully supported the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in conducting an innovative project titled “Income-tax Law Information Clinic” in Dhaka. Around two hundred law students from BRAC University and other private and public universities had participated in this program. As a part of this new initiative, the selected law students had undertaken a week long training workshop at the BRAC University campus on income-tax laws and high officials from NBR conducted the sessions. On 15 September, fifty Income-tax Law Clinics were set up in various important locations in the Capital including among others; National Press Club, National Museum, Baily Road Viqarunnisa School, IDB Bhaban, Mirpur 10 circle, Uttara and Banani.
At the individual clinics, law students volunteered by sharing basic information on income-tax law with general people who visited the booths and answered their queries related to common issues of income-tax laws. The students had also distributed leaflets containing basic income-tax law related information written in an easily understandable language.
The initiative received an excellent response from the general taxpayers and the clinics were visited by citizens from different professional groups. This was a new addition to this year's celebration of Income-tax Day by NBR which was followed by the Income-tax Fair from 16 to 22 September, held in the Officers Club at Baily Road. Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed, Chairman of NBR and the Secretary of Ministry of Information, Hedayetullah Al Mamoon; visited a number of clinics and exchanged views with the law students regarding their experience and public responses.
-From Law Desk.
