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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


13th National Polls: NBR probes discrepancies in candidates' declared income

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The tax authority has begun investigating discrepancies between reported income and declared assets of candidates of the 13th parliamentary election. Bank accounts of two candidates... Read More


BNP, Jamaat vow deep reforms to boost revenue mobilisation

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The major political parties have placed domestic revenue mobilisation at the centre of their respective economic agenda, setting specific targets to raise Bangladesh's tax-to-gross do... Read More


Revenue board bifurcation loses way in legal labyrinth

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Much-hyped bifurcation of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is unlikely to complete during the tenure of the interim government as the major reform gets into legal and procedural la... Read More


Interoperability among NBR wings: Project kicks off to boost revenue mobilisation

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- A first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation by ensuring interoperability among different wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has star... Read More


Rate high, rebate reduces overall tax incidence

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh is transitioning into a ramped-up 15-percent VAT regime amid some concerns, but a redeeming feature is the provision for rebate meant for reducing the overall tax incidenc... Read More