Tax and Customs

Tax and Customs

NBR’s national single window launched for simpler trade procedures

Seven out of 19 customs agencies have been integrated

4d ago

Tax return submission deadline extended to Jan 31

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has for a second time extended by a month the deadline for individual taxpayers to file tax returns. 

1w ago

Panel formed to make tax expenditure policy

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday formed a nine-member committee to make a policy framework for tax expenditure.

2w ago

Tax cuts yield limited impact on rising commodity prices: NBR chairman

Egg, sugar prices became cheaper to some extent, not other commodities, he says

4w ago

Electronic filing of tax return doubles since July

Over 5 lakh submitted e-returns since July 1 to November 24

1m ago

Most SMEs cite tax structure as main barrier

Around 57 percent of surveyed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cited the existing tax structure as the main obstacle to doing business in compliance with the law, according to a report by the SME Foundation

1m ago

Special arrangements in Nov to help file tax returns

Instead of holding an income tax fair, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) says it will have dedicated officials and special arrangements at field-level offices to extend tax services and facilitate return submissions throughout November.

2m ago

e-filing of tax returns crosses 50,000 in less than a month

The NBR relaunched the e-filing portal on Sep 9

3m ago

How did 2022 go for Bangladesh?

Bangladesh economy was all set at the beginning of 2022 to get its growth momentum back after recovering from the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. But, the start of the Ukraine war in February slowed the country’s joy run significantly, making it an eventful year to remember. Let’s see how 2022 was for Bangladesh.

2y ago

Taxpayers can file return on Jan 1: NBR

The National Board of Revenue yesterday said it will accept tax returns from individual taxpayers on the first day of January 2023.

2y ago

Top taxpayers honoured

The government yesterday honoured 76 individuals, including Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, who deposited some of the highest amounts of tax in fiscal year 2021-22. 

2y ago

Govt honours top taxpayers

The government today honoured 76 individual highest taxpayers, including Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, for depositing the highest amount of taxes to the state coffer in 2021-22 fiscal year.

2y ago

Taxpayers can file return on Jan 1: NBR

The National Board of Revenue today said it will accept tax returns from individual taxpayers on the first day of January 2023.

2y ago

Shahnaz Rahman among top taxpayers

The tax authority yesterday announced Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman as top taxpayers for fiscal 2021-22.

2y ago

Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman named top taxpayer

Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman has been named as the highest taxpayer in the 'female' category for the tax year of 2021-2022.

2y ago

Mahfuz Anam, Matiur Rahman among top taxpayers

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman have been named as the top taxpayers in the journalist category for the seventh consecutive year.

2y ago

Most of 1.16cr eligible income taxpayers out of tax net

Most of the 1.16 crore people capable of paying income taxes in Bangladesh have remained out of the tax net of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to a senior official of the tax administration today.  

2y ago

Tax return filing fails to keep pace with growing economy

The number of registered taxpayers is gradually increasing in Bangladesh but return submission is low relative to the size and growth of the economy, which has expanded significantly in the past decade.

2y ago