- Ananda Shovajatra: DMP issues guideline for participators
- Gold price hits record high of Tk1.63 lakh per bhori
- Dr Yunus calls for moving reform activities forward quickly
- Trump exempts smartphones, computers from new tariffs
- Hridoy handed one-match ban, Ebadot fined for misconduct in heated Abahani-Mohammedan clash
- Romania to arrange alternative mechanism to issue visas to Bangladeshis
- 'Hilsa needs global promotion; no artificial breeding yet'
- Farakka Long March Day to be observed May 16
- Hobart Hurricanes show interest in Rishad Hossain for GSL
- US military launches new strikes in Yemen
- Two dengue patients die in 24 hrs
- Pagla Masjid donations cross record Tk 9 crore mark
- Adviser Mahfuj Alam meets Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister
- Garment sector resumes regular production after Eid: BGMEA
- Indirect nuke talks between US and Iran begin in Oman
- ‘Aerospace cooperation would be win-win for Bangladesh, Turkey’
- ‘March for Gaza’ in Dhaka demands end to Israeli offensive in Palestine
- Tamim Iqbal makes 1st public appearance after heart attack
- Mamata rejects Waqf law, urges calm in violence-hit Murshidabad
- 17 wild animals rescued in Sherpur
NBR under pressure to raise Tk 2 lakh crore in 3 months to meet IMF targets
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) must collect nearly Tk 2 lakh crore in the final quarter of FY2023-24 to meet IMF conditions tied to its $4.7 billion loan program. During a meeting with NBR officials in Dhaka on Sunday, the visiting IMF team, led by Mission Chief Chris Papageorgiou, called...
NBR seeks expansion of VAT base to raise revenue collection
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is focusing on expanding its Value Added Tax (VAT) base as part of efforts to increase revenue collection for Bangladeshs national exchequer. During a recent meeting on Thursday, NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan instructed field officials in Dhaka to prioritize...
Thailand approves tax breaks for large commercial EVs
The Thai government has approved new tax measures to promote the adoption of large commercial electric vehicles (EVs), including buses and trucks, by businesses across the country. Announced by Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, the policy aims to encourage eco-friendly transportation and...
Tax exemption likely to be phased out
Md Abdur Rahman Khan, chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), on Tuesday said the government will gradually reduce tax exemptions and may eventually abolish the system. He made the statement while speaking at a pre-budget meeting at the NBR conference room. He said: We do not want to incur...
Online tax return submission may be mandatory next fiscal
The NBR is planning to make it compulsory for all individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns online from next fiscal, reports UNB. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) authority has taken the move as it got good results from the online income tax return submission this year....
NBR moves to expand tax net, targets 5 million taxpayers by end of FY
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to expand the tax net, aiming to boost tax collection for increasing the tax-to-GDP ratio, reports UNB. As part of this initiative, the government has introduced new measures to bring more individuals and businesses under the tax umbrella,...
No income tax on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July Uprising injured
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the income tax on fees, hotel rents, meals and airfares for foreign doctors during their stay in Bangladesh for providing treatment to people injured in anti-discrimination student movement. To this end, the NBR today (February 5) issued a...