Sohel Parvez

Corruption, a lack of transparency and complicated processes are the major barriers that prevent taxpayers from getting adequate services from the National Board of Revenue, according to a taxpayers' perception survey.

The National Board of Revenue plans to launch online VAT registration for companies next month as part of its plan

Prices of many goods and services will soar, while various local industries will face increased competition with

About half of potential tax does not come to the state coffers due to a lack of compliance by taxpayers and poor efforts by taxmen, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

Bangladesh has emerged as a robust market for apple producers due to rising demand for the imported fruit in the

Aman rice output rose to a new high of nearly 1.35 crore tonnes in the immediate past season owing to increased

The revenue authority has taken an additional step to ensure that its online VAT system will be fully secure from

Some 1.34 lakh additional government employees are likely to pay taxes during the current fiscal year due to a spike in their salaries following the new pay scale, taxmen said.

The National Board of Revenue has taken a fresh bid to design an income tax law that is attuned to Bangladesh's socioeconomic reality, after it received discouraging feedback on the latest draft of the Direct Tax Code.

The National Board of Revenue has exempted Minister Hi-Tech Park Ltd from value-added tax for importing components and spare parts of freezers, refrigerators and air-conditioners. The privilege will continue until June 30.

Farmers have started harvesting wheat but low prices of the grain have dampened their hopes of counting profits

Tax collection rose 14 percent year-on-year to Tk 11,387 crore in February, on the back of increased exports and imports in recent months, according to provisional data of the National Board of Revenue.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken an initiative to honour more taxpayers with tax cards by introducing

Cultivation has declined in the current boro season as a section of farmers, frustrated by low prices over the last several months, have switched to other crops, said agriculture officials and seed sellers.

The Directorate General of Food has proposed to sell rice to the rural ultra-poor at Tk 10 each kilogram to help reduce poverty -- a

Tractor sellers have logged in increased sales, driven mainly by the demand for haulage for growing construction activities in the suburban and rural areas, operators said.

Asia's prosperity is vital not only for the region but for the world, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

Asia's economy has grown by about 6 percent a year over the last 25 years but the rising income inequality has

The revenue authority has ordered probe and seizure of four luxury vehicles imported by the Bangladesh office of

The government has started the process of allotting plots at the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) industrial park, which promises to propel Bangladesh to the next stage as a drug exporter.