Dhaka, March 18 -- National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said they are thinking to introduce QR Code system band-roll for tobacco sector to prevent tax evasion.

He was speaking at a pre-budget meeting with Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) at the conference room of the Revenue Building.

He said that as the tax is high on tobacco items huge amount of illicit cigarettes enter in the country depriving the NBR of getting due revenue.

The NBR chief said that they are conducting drive against these cigarettes across the country.

He said that some bidi companies used to use counterfeit band-roll to avoid paying taxes in the national exchequer.

"Even they bring those band-rolls from abroad after printing in ther...