Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A record number of 1,723 new business entities received VAT registration in a single day on Wednesday.

Out of these, 46 are in the manufacturing category, 862 are service recipients, 500 are retailers and wholesalers, 29 are importers, 9 are exporters, and 277 are other organizations, according to a press release from NBR.

This is a new record during the current government as the Chairman of NBR is monitoring the daily registration.

All the VAT Commissioners at the field level are simultaneously finding new taxpayers and identifying competitive VAT payers.

Yesterday, a total of 1,723 businessmen including 579 in Chittagong Commissionerate, 180 in Dhaka (North) Commissionerate, 266 in Dhaka (West) Commissionerate, 195...