Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to file their income tax returns for the 2025-26 tax year by one month, moving it to 31 December. The extension was announced in a special order issued Sunday.

In a separate directive, the NBR said that taxpayers facing difficulties with e-return system registration may apply to their respective excise commissioners by 15 December, providing valid reasons for their inability to file online.

This year, online return submission has been made mandatory for all individual taxpayers, except senior citizens aged 65 or above, persons with disabilities, Bangladeshi taxpayers living abroad, legal representatives of deceased taxpayers, and for...