Over 90% of economic units have no TIN
18 August 2026
Abul Kalam Azad runs a small grocery shop, about thirty-five square feet, next to his home at Ratankandi union in Sirajganj Sadar upazila. Like many village shops, it stocks almost everything from rice and biscuits to soft drinks and bakery items.
18 August 2026
GDP calculation methodology has ‘significant flaws’
15 August 2026
Review of BBS data finds inconsistencies in national income, industrial figures
15 August 2026
Rooftop solar panels can add 3,600MWp to national grid
12 August 2026
Bangladesh could generate more than 3,600 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from rooftop solar panels, according to a new assessment by the state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).
12 August 2026
Tax return filing rate falls in FY26 to multi-year low
6 August 2026
Although the deadline for filing income tax returns was extended four times until March, the return filing rate fell in fiscal year 2025-26 from a year earlier.
6 August 2026
NBR misses revenue target for 10th straight year
5 August 2026
Economists said the target was unrealistic from the outset, given the NBR’s structural weaknesses
5 August 2026
Foreign aid falls as debt repayments cut net inflows
3 August 2026
Total foreign aid disbursements fell 5.8 percent year-on-year to $8.07 billion in fiscal year 2025-26
3 August 2026
Source tax, AIT to deliver 83% of income tax
29 July 2026
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to collect more than four out of every five taka in income tax through tax deducted at source and advance income tax (AIT) in the current fiscal year, extending a strategy that already delivered over 85 percent of income tax collection in FY2025-26.
29 July 2026
Four pillars to drive NBR’s VAT target for FY27
28 July 2026
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is banking on four key areas to achieve its value-added tax (VAT) collection target of Tk 2.57 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
28 July 2026
VAT exemptions dropped 17% in 2022
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) exempted various goods and services from value-added tax (VAT) payments to the tune of Tk 129,570 crore in 2022 to give some relief to citizens and facilitate industrialisation, thereby accelerating economic growth.
30 June 2024
Highest income tax rate stays unchanged at 25%
The government has moved away from its decision to raise the highest income tax rate to 30 percent and end tax holidays for investors in economic zones and hi-tech parks.
29 June 2024
No ray of hope for migrant workers in budget
The government has neglected to outline adequate initiatives in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year to support migrant workers, meaning the country may miss out on opportunities to raise remittance earnings on the back of a higher number of Bangladeshis going abroad.
27 June 2024
NBR receipts up 15% in 11 months
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) logged a year-on-year tax collection growth of nearly 15 percent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.
27 June 2024
Budget Infocus: Direct spending on poverty reduction shrinks
The share of the total allocation for spending directly on poverty reduction has come down for the upcoming fiscal year despite persistently higher inflation, deepening the uncertainties of the poor.
26 June 2024
Amnesty to black money may continue despite criticism
Despite widespread condemnation from economists, watchdogs, businesspeople and even multiple lawmakers, the government is expected to retain the amnesty allowing individuals and businesses to whiten black money without scrutiny by paying a 15 percent tax in the upcoming fiscal year.
25 June 2024
What’s missing for young people in the budget?
Bangladesh’s high youth unemployment rate necessitates specific remedial steps, including ways for employment generation and adoption of prerequisite education and training, which the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 did not include, according to analysts.
24 June 2024
NBR sets new rules for firms seeking customs privilege
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has revised rules, including raising the capital requirements, for businesses to be listed as authorised economic operators (AEO), a status an increasing number of firms are expressing interest in.
22 June 2024
Return filing a must for hotels, restaurants and clinics
Nearly five lakh additional establishments are expected to come under the tax net as the government is going to make proof of submission of return (PSR) mandatory for hotels, restaurants, clinics, and diagnostic centres.
13 June 2024
Gifts not sweet anymore as NBR mulls taxes
If someone receives a gift, they will have to show it in their income tax return at the end of the year. At the same time, the person who gives the present will also have to inform it in their income tax return.
12 June 2024
Blow for private economic zones, hi-tech parks as tax benefits go
Currently, investors in the EZs and hi-tech parks qualify for a tax break for a decade starting from the first year of their operations. They are entitled to a full tax waiver in the first three years.
11 June 2024
Tax exemption in FY25 rises to Tk 163,000cr
Tax exemptions provided by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are estimated to rise to Tk 163,000 crore in fiscal 2024-25 as the tax administration looks to ease the pressure on individuals and facilitate higher economic growth.
7 June 2024
Whitening Black Money: ‘Unethical, unjust and unacceptable’
Backtracking on its promise to eliminate black money, the government has once again made room to allow both individuals and companies to whiten money without facing scrutiny and by paying a 15 percent tax, a move that drew sharp criticism from economists and civil society.
6 June 2024
How far have fiscal measures promoted industrialisation?
Experts and businesspeople also highlighted the challenges linked with the current tax and incentive system.
6 June 2024
Duty benefit for washing machines, refrigerators likely to stay
For air conditioner and refrigerator manufacturing industries, the government plans to extend the existing facility to June 2026, according to the finance ministry.
5 June 2024
Inflation hits seven-month high
Inflation, fuelled by higher food prices, climbed 15 basis points to 9.89 percent in May from 9.74 percent a month earlier, figures from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed yesterday.
3 June 2024
Social spending gets less priority in lopsided budgets
In FY22, the spending on public services increased to 15 percent of the total actual expenditure, nearly double the rate in FY09. Similarly, spending on the transport and communication sector surged to 12 percent from 4.7 percent in FY09.
2 June 2024
ADP implementation slows to three-year low
Government spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) slowed to a three-year low in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) of 2023-24, with the implementation rate dropping to 49.26 percent.
28 May 2024
Tax receipts grow at healthy clip, still NBR likely to miss target
Although a large chunk of revenue is deposited in the state coffer towards the end of a fiscal year, there might be a big gap between the revised target and the actual collection.
27 May 2024
Govt likely to announce tax rates in advance
In the coming year, the NBR may announce tax rates that will not only be applicable for the outgoing income year 2023-24 but also for the next income year 2024-25.
23 May 2024