Complete automation of bond facility by 2023: NBR chairman

The bond facility will be completely automated by 2023 so that no one can gain illegal benefit from the system, said Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue.
8 February 2022, 09:31 AM

NBR's pre-budget meetings from Feb 6

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to start its pre-budget meetings for the next fiscal year from February 6.
27 January 2022, 13:25 PM

NBR has big role to play to stop money laundering: Razzaque

The National Board of Revenue has a big role to play so that no businessman can launder money aboard, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
26 January 2022, 10:56 AM

Submit customs complaint in writing to stop harassment: NBR chairman

Businesspeople are making wholesale complaints about being harassed during release of imported goods from the customs houses and the complaints are incorrect, Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), said today.
25 January 2022, 11:58 AM

Ctg custom foils bid to launder Tk 1.6 crore

Chattogram Customs House has seized a consignment on charges of laundering Tk 1.6 crore by exporting 22 times more goods than the declaration.
17 January 2022, 13:45 PM

Tax collection up 14%

Tax collection grew 14.2 per cent year-on-year to Tk 126,209 crore in the July-December period of the current fiscal year, according to the provisional data of the National Board of Revenue.
9 January 2022, 15:58 PM

Lawmakers can now import electric cars duty free

The lawmakers will be able to import electric cars and hybrid jeep duty-free from now on, according to a notification of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued yesterday.
6 January 2022, 07:54 AM

'Retail VAT collection will rise if EFDs are installed countrywide'

The collection of retail VAT will speed up if electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) can be installed across the country through outsourcing, said Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
5 January 2022, 10:55 AM

VAT payments of over Tk 50 lakh must be electronic

Businesses seeking to pay value added tax (VAT) of Tk 50 lakh or above will have to use electronic modes from January 1 next year, said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Ctg customs seizes Tk 120cr fake cigarette tax stamps

Custom House, Chattogram yesterday seized 1.62 crore fake cigarette tax stamps, worth Tk 120 crore, illegally brought from China.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Introducing a pro-taxpayer revenue regime

Establishing a pro-taxpayer environment in an emerging economy like Bangladesh where the tax-GDP ratio is hovering around 10-11 per cent requires a very close review of existing rules and regulations one by one, if not word by word in fitting with present day demand of social norms and business practices.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Customs seizes 3.2cr fake cigarette tax stamps

The Custom House, Chattogram (CHC) has seized 3.2 crore cigarette tax stamps that were illegally brought from China under false pretense.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM

38% of revenue comes from VAT: NBR chairman

Over 38 per cent of the revenue collected by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) comes from value-added tax, said Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the tax administrator.’
9 December 2021, 11:14 AM

Nahid Enterprise sued for dodging Tk 275cr VAT

The VAT Intelligence has sued Nahid Enterprise for evading value-added tax of Tk 275 crore in five years between July 2016 and May 2021.
6 December 2021, 13:50 PM

Tech firms pay Tk 30cr VAT

Global tech giants have deposited a total of Tk 30 crore in value-added tax (VAT) to the state coffer since they received VAT registration from the National Board of Revenue, said officials yesterday.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM

VAT intelligence raids American Burger

VAT intelligence today conducted a drive at American Burger, a fast food shop at Dhanmondi in Dhaka.
2 December 2021, 17:26 PM

NBR extends tax return deadline until December 31

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today extended the deadline for income tax return submission by a month.
30 November 2021, 13:38 PM

Tax rate will come down if tax net can be widened: analysts

The tax rate will come down if more people can be brought under the tax net, analysts said in a seminar today.
30 November 2021, 13:24 PM

Vehicles sold in Ctg auction now need clearance from commerce ministry

The importers and bidders who bought cars from Chattogram customs through auction have failed to release the vehicles, as they did not get clearance permit from the commerce ministry. 
28 November 2021, 14:16 PM

Vehicles sold in Ctg auction now need clearance from commerce ministry

The importers and bidders who bought cars from Chattogram customs through auction have failed to release the vehicles, as they did not get clearance permit from the commerce ministry. 
28 November 2021, 14:16 PM