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NBR plans 35pc tax on income above Tk 15m

Dhaka, May 21 -- Individuals with annual income above Tk 15 million may have to pay income tax at the rate of 35 per cent from the upcoming fiscal year. Currently, individual taxpayers with annual in... Read More


NBR set to offer minimum tax refunds to businesses

Dhaka, May 20 -- The tax authority is set to ease the burden of minimum tax on businesses in the upcoming budget by incorporating provisions for tax refunds. Under the Finance Bill 2026, the governme... Read More


April NBR revenues up marginally

Dhaka, May 19 -- The government's revenue authority saw only modest improvement in tax- collection growth in April, with receipts increasing by nearly 7.0 per cent year on year, underscoring the mount... Read More


Allowing undisclosed money in real estate envisaged

Dhaka, May 16 -- Reintroducing a facility to legalise undisclosed money through investment in real estate is under consideration in a bid to rescue the industry from the brink of collapse, sources say... Read More


PM pushes stable tax regime to boost investor confidence

Dhaka, May 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman instructed the revenue authority to pursue predictable tax regime to uphold investor confidence as the new budget outlook was set out Thursday. "Policy ... Read More


Source tax on essentials set to double

Dhaka, May 14 -- Essential commodities may get costlier as the government is set to hike source tax on the same in the upcoming national budget, sources say, amid fears of inflation going further up. ... Read More


NBR on hunt to recoup revenue shortfall

Dhaka, May 3 -- Government's revenue authority launches an extensive drive to recoup domestic revenue shortfall by tapping potential sectors as limited scope left for a last-quarter boost in taxing de... Read More


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