NBR extends tax return filing deadline to March 31
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NBR takes steps to facilitate tax return filing by Bangladeshis abroad
24 February 2026, 19:59 PM
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NBR restructures VAT burden on LPG
17 February 2026, 09:14 AM
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NBR extends online VAT return deadline to Feb 22
16 February 2026, 13:19 PM
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POLLS PLEDGES AND REALITY / Tax-GDP ratio: Parties promise the moon
12 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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NBR extends tax return filing deadline up to Feb 28
29 January 2026, 15:26 PM
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Without radical trade reforms, Bangladesh risks losing competitive edge: economist
26 January 2026, 22:05 PM
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15 customs officials honoured on International Customs Day
26 January 2026, 16:27 PM
Business
NBR moves to bring transparency in tariff assessment on imports
25 January 2026, 21:49 PM
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Explainer / How to cancel TIN
22 January 2026, 19:32 PM
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NBR collection jumps 20% in first quarter of FY26
Tax collection jumped 20 percent year-on-year in the July-September quarter, the highest in recent years, buoyed by robust growth in value-added tax (VAT) and income tax receipts.
17 October 2025, 11:21 AM
NBR expands customs and VAT wings
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a major administrative overhaul and expansion of its customs and VAT wings to broaden the tax base and boost revenue collection..The Internal Resources Division (IRD) issued a notification on October 14 announcing the establishment of 12 new
15 October 2025, 15:50 PM
NBR eases VAT rules on ‘deemed exports’
Move to ease VAT process for local suppliers, boost national exports, NBR says
11 October 2025, 19:08 PM
Govt forms taskforce to strengthen tax system, mobilise domestic resources
The nine-member taskforce will formulate recommendations to reform and reorganise the tax structure to raise the tax-to-GDP ratio
6 October 2025, 18:16 PM
NBR to form intelligence teams to curb tax evasion
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed each tax region to form dedicated Intelligence and Investigation Teams (IITs) tasked with detecting and investigating suspected cases of tax evasion.
5 October 2025, 21:33 PM
Exports fall for second month
September shipment down 4.6% YoY to $3.62b as Trump tariffs weighed on US orders
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
How to file income tax return online – a step by step guideline
From August 4 onwards, every taxpayer must file income tax return online
29 September 2025, 10:16 AM
NBR allows duty-free imports for partial exporters against bank guarantee
The benefit has been given to increase exports, it said.
29 September 2025, 06:04 AM
Flawed NBR split risks severe fallout
The ordinance abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and splitting it into two entities—Revenue Policy and Revenue Management—does not adequately reflect the recommendations of the advisory committee, according to one of its members.
27 September 2025, 18:01 PM
US flags fiscal transparency gaps in Bangladesh
Bangladesh suffers from a lack of transparency in government revenue and expenditures, the US Department of State said in a report released on September 19.
20 September 2025, 18:28 PM
NBR honours five firms as e-return champions
The NBR organised the programme to celebrate a major milestone in its ongoing digital transformation journey
19 September 2025, 05:46 AM
NBR imposes 1% source tax on edible oil to collect Tk 600cr
Importers worry new tax on edible oil will increase costs
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt to split NBR into two divisions by Dec
The government is set to complete the split of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into two separate divisions by December this year.
11 September 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR finds 1,300 cars hidden from tax files
A fresh investigation by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has revealed that owners of more than 1,300 luxury cars, including high-end brands like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, concealed information about the vehicles in their tax files to evade tax.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt issues revised ordinance on NBR split, abolition
The government has issued a revised ordinance on the split of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into two separate divisions paving the way for revenue officials to head the top and senior positions of the Revenue Policy Division.
2 September 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR suspends nine more officials
Nine more officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have been suspended for their alleged involvement in organising protests against the government's ordinance that dissolved the NBR and split it into two divisions.
18 August 2025, 14:38 PM
Made with US cotton? Pay less at US customs
US customs will apply a tariff rate only to the non-American portion of a product's value
2 August 2025, 18:01 PM
Govt’s ‘single window’ speeds up trade services
Over 85 percent of the certificates, licences, and permits (CLPs) issued so far through the Bangladesh Single Window (BSW) system were delivered within an hour, according to the National Board of Revenue.
21 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Four top NBR officials sent into retirement
The finance ministry yesterday sent four top officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into retirement on ‘public interest’.
2 July 2025, 18:09 PM
Five more NBR officials under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated another formal inquiry into allegations of corruption and irregularities, including illegal amassing of wealth, abuse of authority, and favouritism, against five more senior officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
1 July 2025, 21:33 PM