NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...
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SSC exams from April 10, HSC exams from June 26
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations are going to start on April 10 and conclude on May 22 across the country as per a revised routine published by the Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee on Wednesday...
Rafiqul Islam Choubey joins BWDB as addl DG
Engineer Md Rafiqul Islam Choubey has recently joined the western region of Bangladesh Water Development Board as additional director general.聽
鈥楴ew window for BPL鈥�
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed said on Monday that they have found a new window for the Bangladesh Premier League to avoid clashes with other franchise-based leagues with a goal to get more quality foreign players.
DCs asked to help tax base expansion
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that deputy commissioners had been directed to help the National Board of Revenue identify taxpayers outside Dhaka and Chattogram...
Submission of online tax returns allowed all year round
The National Board Revenue on Sunday said that the submission of income tax returns by individual taxpayers online could be made all year round.
NBR expands VAT net by 26pc in Aug-Jan
National Board of Revenue has achieved a 26 per cent growth in new VAT registrations over the past six months, from August 2024 to January 2025, according to a press statement by the NBR...
Farahnaaz selected as new SUB BoT chair
Farahnaaz Feroz has been selected as new chairman of the board of trustees of Stamford University Bangladesh, said a press release on Monday...
Budget FY26: NBR asks for tax proposals from businesses
The National Board of Revenue has asked for proposals and recommendations from chambers and trade bodies to improve tax regulations, including Value-Added Tax, for the upcoming financial year 2025-26 budget...
Hasan and Khaled called to aid practice
Pacer Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed have been roped in by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to aid the preparation of the national team ahead of the forthcoming Champions Trophy...
Statutory orders for tax waivers scrapped for Shuchona Foundation聽
The National Board of Revenue issued a gazette notification on Monday, scrapping two statutory regulatory orders granting tax waivers for Saima Wazed Putul鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation...
NBR to conduct drive against illegal tobacco trading
The National Board of Revenue has decided to conduct drive against illegal tobacco trading in the market to secure revenue collection from the sector...
NBR imposes 25pc RD on rice bran oil export
The National Board of Revenue has imposed a fresh 25 per cent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to increase domestic supply and keep the prices stable...
BCB to oversee int鈥檒 players鈥� payment and logistics
After much controversy in the just concluded edition of the BPL T20, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has said that they are going to oversee the international players鈥� payment and logistics as well as planning for stringent financial protocols.
Big outlay planned for FY26
The finance ministry has planned a big outlay of about Tk聽8.5 lakh crore for the 2025-26 financial year, aiming at encouraging business activities...
Anamul not subject to travel ban: BCB
The Bangladesh Cricket Board stated that it was not aware of any measures regarding Anamul Haque Bijoy鈥檚 restriction on travelling outside or leaving the country.
NBR extends deadline for submitting income tax return
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday announced deadline extension for filing income tax returns for both individual taxpayers and companies...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� III
HASINA鈥橲 return to power in 2008 was not just the return of a leader; it was the return of something darker, more insidious. As the caretaker government retreated quietly, she swiftly reasserted control over every arm of the state, her will bending institutions like pliable clay. The dream of democracy, nurtured with such care in the days following the...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� II
THE assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975 did not merely topple a man 鈥� it sent a shockwave through the very soul of BAKSAL. Once the beacon of independence, the Awami League found itself bereft of its towering leader, the guiding force that had defined the very fabric of its existence. With Mujib gone, the party...
First division cricket league to start on January 30
The First Division cricket league, originally scheduled to start on January 20, will now commence on January 30 after being derailed due to the Dhaka-based clubs鈥� protest over the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Experts suggest setting up stable tax policy
Experts on Monday called for establishing a stable tax policy as they criticised the National Board of Revenue for its lack of accountability in deciding why taxes are exempted, increased or reduced...
Make NBR more efficient: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that increasing the efficiency of the National Board of Revenue was essential for the growth of business in the country...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� I
BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for political spectacle. Over the last 16 years, the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina has leaned heavily on emotional rhetoric and symbolic gestures to cement their authority. This reliance on...
All pry students to get textbooks by Jan: adviser
The primary and mass education affairs adviser, Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, on Sunday said that all primary students would get textbooks by January...
Herbal medicine board holds meeting
The meeting of the Bangladesh Board of Unani and Ayurvedic Systems of Medicine was held on Wednesday morning at the association鈥檚 office under the chairmanship of joint secretary Mallika Khatun, chairman of the board...
BCB reform committee suspended
The activities of the constitution reform committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, led by convener Nazmul Abedin Fahim, were postponed on Saturday.
Faruque assures cricketers of First Division League soon
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed assured the cricketers that the First Division Cricket League would commence within this month when the players came to meet him at the...
LOSING LIMBS IN ELECTROCUTION: BREB chair, PBS official ordered to pay Tk聽10 lakh to child victim
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board鈥檚 chairman and the Satkhira Palli Bidyut Samity manager to pay Tk聽10 lakh within a month to father of 10-year-old Raqibuzzaman as treatment costs after the child lost his right hand and leg due to electrocution in May 2021...
NBR re-fixes VAT rates on different goods, services
The National Board of Revenue has revised its tax policies, reducing value added tax and supplementary duty on several items and services, including mobile phone usage, broadband internet, medicine, ready-made clothes, restaurants, sweets, non-AC hotels, and motor workshops...
NBR raids ex-IGP Benazir鈥檚 resort in Gopalganj
The National Board of Revenue鈥檚 central intelligence cell on Tuesday raided former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed鈥檚 Savana Eco Resort and Natural Park in Gopalganj...