Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The government has made the submission of income tax returns through online mandatory for all individual taxpayers for the running 2025-2026 assessment year.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a special order in this connection on Sunday, stating that the order will be applicable from August 4.

According to a new order four specific categories of people will be exempted from this compulsion.

They are senior citizens aged 65 years or above, physically-challenged or especially abled taxpayers (upon submission of valid certification), Bangladeshi taxpayers residing abroad; and legal representatives filing returns on behalf of deceased taxpayers.

Online tax returns cross 10 lakh, registrations over 16 lakh

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