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NBR mulls integrating wealth tax with online return

Dhaka, April 28 -- The government is considering integrating the upcoming wealth tax with the online tax return system to automatically capture individuals' asset information, aiming to reduce complia... Read More


July-Mar sees record revenue shortfall

Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh confronts a nearly trillion-taka record revenue shortfall in the bygone three quarters of this financial year, scaling up pressure on government's fiscal management. Unt... Read More


IMF lending terms outwit negotiators, stir rethink

Dhaka, April 20 -- Finance authorities are set to seek the Prime Minister's guidance as to how far the government can go in complying with the International Monetary Fund conditions to secure hard-ter... Read More


Govt's revenue authority ponders property taxation

Dhaka, April 16 -- Government's revenue authority ponders introducing property tax -- on a limited scale to start with -- in the upcoming fiscal year to hook wealthy individuals onto wider-cast tax ne... Read More


Ordinance placed in parliament destined to embrace demise

Dhaka, March 24 -- A much-contended move to bifurcate the National Board of Revenue (NBR) looks poised to cease automatically as the finance ministry finds the relevant ordinance promulgated by the in... Read More


Duty-free car privilege for MPs to end in next budget

Dhaka, March 19 -- The government is set to abolish the long-standing duty-free vehicle import facility for Members of Parliament (MPs) in the upcoming national budget session, marking a significant s... Read More


Readjust multilayer taxes on fuel imports

Dhaka, March 12 -- A prudent downward readjustment of multilayer import taxes on petroleum products is highly recommended by economists as an option to avoid the Mideast war-fuelled hikes in fuel pric... Read More


Polls spending lifts Jan VAT take

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A surge in election-related spending in recent months appears to have provided a short-term boost to value-added tax (VAT) collection, with January 2026 revenue standing Tk 30 billio... Read More


Call to scrap source tax on exports

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Bangladesh should phase out the source tax on exports at the earliest opportunity, as it undermines competitiveness and distorts trade, according to a national taskforce on revenue r... Read More


Taskforce for skewed trade tax restructuring

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- An expert body has recommended radical restructuring of anomalous trade taxes for building a dynamic and trade-oriented economy capable of generating jobs and inclusive growth. As o... Read More