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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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...
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...
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...
Nine new tax zones to be set up
The government has given approval to set up nine new tax zones in different parts of the country, aiming to improve revenue collection...
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...
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...
Cigarette overpricing causes Tk 3,784cr revenue loss: study
Tobacco companies in Bangladesh evaded government revenue of Tk 3,784 crore during the 2023-24 fiscal by selling cigarettes at prices higher than the maximum retail price printed on the packets, a new study revealed on Wednesday...
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...
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...
Next budget to focus more on revenue聽聽聽
Revenue generation will continue to get priority in the next budget as the interim government wants to pull up the country鈥檚 falling tax-GDP ratio.
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...
Leadership structure barrier to NBR reform: advisory committee
Advisory committee formed to recommend proposals for the reform of the National Board of Revenue has identified dual role of secretary of the Internal Resources Division as an obstacle to the NBR鈥檚 efficiency...
NBR cuts tax in import of air purifiers
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said the import cost of air purifiers will be reduced from Tk 1,500 to Tk 7,000 each depending on the quality following the cut in the import duty along with exemption of regulatory duty and advance tax...
NBR to set up EFD at jewellery shops for revenue collection
The National Board of Revenue has initiated a move to install electronic fiscal device (EFD) at all jewellery shops across the country, aiming to enhance the revenue collection from this sector...
Enhanced VAT, SD to affect cigarette market: BAT
Stakeholders expressed apprehension that the sudden hike in VAT and SD would spur consumer prices, dampen demand and ultimately affect the government revenue...
NBR reforms can鈥檛 be done overnight: Mazid
Muhammad Abdul Mazid, a member of the advisory committee to initiate reforms in the National Board of Revenue, on Thursday said they would propose implementable proposals for the revenue collecting authority...
LPG price hiked after VAT structure change
The price of liquefied petroleum gas has been slightly raised following a change in the structure of the value-added tax by the National Board of Revenue, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission...
Govt should, rather, improve efficiency and end corruption
PETROBANGLA鈥橲 proposal seeking an increase in gas prices supplied to industries and captive power plants by 152 per cent and 140 per cent respectively, which the government says is unpleasant and unavoidable, is worrying in that industrialists say that such a move would increase production cost that will eventually fall on consumers. Whilst the...
Tax on motorcycle, AC manufacturers鈥� income doubled
The National Board of Revenue has increased income tax on industries making motorcycle, freezer, refrigerator and air conditioner in a move to increase revenue generation from direct tax...
42 luxurious vehicles imported by ex-AL MPs stuck at Ctg Port
Forty-two luxurious vehicles, imported under duty-free privileges by former Awami League MPs, have been lying at Chattogram Port for the past five months, creating complications for the National Board of Revenue....
Wider use of mobile phone faces hurdles
Telecom sector industry stakeholders said that the decision to increase the supplementary duty on mobile phone services by 3 per cent would hinder progress and widen the digital divide...
IMPORTS THRU BENAPOLE PORT: Physical inspection made mandatory for 12 items
The National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Customs division in a directive made physical inspection mandatory for a dozen imported products through the Benapole Land Port...
ILLEGAL WEALTH: ACC files 3 more cases against Matiur, family
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed seven cases against former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman, his family, two former Awami League lawmakers and their families over amassing illegal wealth.
Family members of July martyrs to be exempted from age requirement to purchase family savings certificates
The male family members of the July-August uprising martyrs will be exempted from the minimum 65 years age requirement while purchasing family savings certificates.