Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- In response to delays caused by the protests and clashes during the uprising in July and August, the government has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to file their income tax returns by another 16 days.

The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, set the new deadline for filing returns for the 2024-25 fiscal year on Feb 16.

The tax collection agency issued the order after receiving approval from the finance advisor on Thursday.

The government had previously extended the income tax filing deadline by a month in two different phases, pushing the cutoff to Jan 31 from the original Dec 31, 2024 deadline.

Under a separate order, the deadline for corporate tax filings has been extended by one month, moving it from ...