Dhaka, March 5 -- More than 4.0 million taxpayers have so far submitted their income-tax returns online for the tax year 2025-26, reflecting a sharp rise in digital compliance following mandatory e-filing for most individual taxpayers.

Among them, 50,427 taxpayers have paid a wealth surcharge, of whom 39,363 are male and 11,065 are female.

Wealthy taxpayers account for 1.26 per cent of the total number of taxpayers who have submitted online tax returns so far.

According to a press release issued by The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday, nearly 5.0 million taxpayers registered in the e-return system between August 4, 2025 and March 4, 2026.

Last year, 1.39 million taxpayers submitted e-returns within the deadline.

Under a s...