Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said, taxpayers are our egg-laying hens. If we try to take out all the eggs at once, the hen will die.

He told tax officials, 'Those who pay taxes regularly and follow the law, give them pain for their taxes, but don't kill them.'

NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said these things at the 'Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transactions: Projected VAT Increase' roundtable discussion organized by Prothom Alo on Wednesday. The discussion was held at the Prothom Alo Bhaban in Karwan Bazar.

Abdur Rahman Khan also said, businesses are dying, but businessmen are not dying. Whoever has a Mercedes-Benz car will need five Mercedes cars.

The NBR Chairman said that th...