Muneem reappointed as NBR chairman

His contractual appointment has been extended by two years
3 January 2024, 13:43 PM

Post-LDC challenges now a headache for Bangladesh: finance secretary

The govt targets achieving one crore direct taxpayers by 2026, he says
20 December 2023, 14:23 PM

Tax on provident fund incomes reduced to 15%

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has cut the tax on the income generated by provident and other pension funds to 15 percent from 27.5 percent in the current fiscal year.
14 December 2023, 16:21 PM

42 top Ctg taxpayers honoured

The port city’s income tax department handed over the best taxpayer awards
12 December 2023, 12:10 PM

ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer

It is Monem's 10th consecutive top taxpayer award from the zone
9 December 2023, 12:26 PM

Retail VAT collection surges 10 times after EFD rollout

Now, NBR is getting around Tk 50,000 a month from each shop using the device.
6 December 2023, 09:36 AM

Transcom chief Shahnaz Rahman among top taxpayers again

Once again, Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman has been named one of the 76 highest taxpayers in the country
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Land transfer tax cut in some areas

The government has cut the land transfer tax in certain areas of Dhaka and Chattogram districts in order to make it affordable, encourage the registration of property transfers and increase revenue collection.
4 December 2023, 18:30 PM

NBR names 9 top VAT depositor firms of FY22

Five made it to the list for consecutive second year
29 November 2023, 13:19 PM
22 November 2023, 12:37 PM

FBCCI demands extension

(FBCCI) has urged the revenue authority to extend the deadline for income tax return submission for individual taxpayers until December 31
22 November 2023, 06:00 AM

Automation will boost tax collection, reduce payers’ hassles: DCCI president

Automation of the tax collection system will reduce the taxpayers' hassles as well as increase revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue, said Md Sameer Sattar, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
21 November 2023, 12:28 PM

Revenue collection will face challenge amid political unrest: NBR chairman

The revenue collection will be very challenging if the political unrest is sustained in the coming months of this year, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said today.
31 October 2023, 11:55 AM

No income tax fair this year either

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will not arrange the income tax fair this year either, making it the fourth consecutive year since 2020 that the fair will not be held.
24 October 2023, 18:00 PM

NBR plans Tk 532cr project for six buildings in six regions

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to undertake a Tk 532 crore project for infrastructure development outside the capital in order to safeguard taxpayers’ files and expand the tax net to collect more revenue.
18 October 2023, 18:29 PM

No source tax for IT freelancers

Bangladesh Bank yesterday clarified that freelancers do not have to pay tax at source on remittance from IT freelancing jobs, ending speculations on social media.
1 October 2023, 23:07 PM

Bangladesh loses $361 million tax a year for corporate tax abuse

A report by the Tax Justice Network (TJN) reveals
27 July 2023, 15:02 PM

PM wants quick disposal of pending tax cases

The directive came from an Ecnec meeting today
18 July 2023, 12:28 PM

Tax collection target missed for 11th year in a row

For the 11th consecutive year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has missed its tax target in the face of slowing growth of collections amidst economic slowdowns and ambitious goals set by the government. 
10 July 2023, 00:10 AM

Income tax bill passed

The Income Tax Bill 2023 was passed in parliament yesterday, replacing The Income-tax Ordinance 1984. 
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM