Dhaka, June 22 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) faces a daunting final-month challenge, needing to collect nearly Tk 1.43 trillion in June if it is to meet its revised revenue target for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The tax authority collected Tk 3.61 trillion between July and May, according to updated NBR data released on Sunday, marking a 10 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.

That means the NBR collected an average of Tk 327.27 billion a month during the first 11 months of the fiscal year.

In the corresponding period of FY2024-25, revenue collection stood at Tk 3.28 trillion.

The annual target was revised from Tk 4.99 trillion to Tk 5.03 trillion.

Recent revenue trends suggest such a figure is virtually unattai...