President waives penalties on 21 NBR officials over protest
6 September 2026
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Business
Not all employment benefits are taxable
6 September 2026
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Business
Tax relief for firms with turnover up to Tk 2cr
1 September 2026
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Tax and Customs
1 percent turnover tax: revenue reform or a new burden on SMEs?
3 August 2026
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Business
Submit returns by Sep 30 for up to Tk 25,000 tax rebate: NBR
2 August 2026
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Business
DCCI urges NBR to spare compliant businesses from tax harassment
20 July 2026
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Business
NBR intensifies monitoring of tax deduction at source, forms teams at tax zones
19 July 2026
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Business
NBR warns of fraud in the name of tax audit
5 July 2026
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Business
Five-year tax policy to aid entrepreneurs: Titumir
28 June 2026
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Business
Bangladesh's tax collection falls behind economic expansion
14 June 2026
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Business
How Bangladesh’s surcharge and wealth tax system works
The richer you are, the more tax you pay
18 October 2025
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
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
NBR eases VAT rules on ‘deemed exports’
Move to ease VAT process for local suppliers, boost national exports, NBR says
11 October 2025
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
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
Exports fall for second month
September shipment down 4.6% YoY to $3.62b as Trump tariffs weighed on US orders
5 October 2025
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
NBR allows duty-free imports for partial exporters against bank guarantee
The benefit has been given to increase exports, it said.
29 September 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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