Dhaka, April 22 -- Tax evasion in Bangladesh soared to an estimated Tk 226,236 crore in 2023, according to a study released yesterday by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The findings indicate a sharp upward trend, with tax evasion climbing from Tk 96,503 crore in 2012 to Tk 133,673 crore by 2015 - nearly doubling over an eight-year period. The study, titled "Corporate Income Tax Reform for Graduating Bangladesh: The Justice Perspective", was unveiled at a press briefing at the CPD office in Dhaka on Monday. Based on a December 2024 survey of 123 listed and unlisted companies in Dhaka and Chattogram, the research sheds light on the growing scale of tax evasion and the systemic inefficiencies enabling it. According to the report, high ...