Considering the sheer volume of Beximco’s debt, the government does not think it’s feasible to reopen the textile and garment factories that were taken out of production by the group, Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain said yesterday.

The interim government has not taken any of the measures recommended by the white paper on the state of the Bangladesh economy even after a month and a half of the report’s submission, said economists yesterday.

Seven out of 19 customs agencies have been integrated

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has for a second time extended by a month the deadline for individual taxpayers to file tax returns. 

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday formed a nine-member committee to make a policy framework for tax expenditure.

Egg, sugar prices became cheaper to some extent, not other commodities, he says

Over 5 lakh submitted e-returns since July 1 to November 24

Around 57 percent of surveyed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cited the existing tax structure as the main obstacle to doing business in compliance with the law, according to a report by the SME Foundation

Instead of holding an income tax fair, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) says it will have dedicated officials and special arrangements at field-level offices to extend tax services and facilitate return submissions throughout November.

The NBR relaunched the e-filing portal on Sep 9

Tax Commissioner Ikhtiar Uddin is heading the seven-member task force

Onion imports through Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Tuesday after being halted for four days due to a software glitch in Indian customs..The Indian customs had implemented an updated tariff regime at 4:45pm that day, reducing the export duty on onions from 40 percent to 20 percent.

The interim government will not bring down the revenue collection target for the current fiscal year as it aims to mobilise more domestic resources to reduce reliance on foreign loans, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.

The government today appointed Abdur Rahman Khan as the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) by cancelling the contractual appointment of Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem

The government today submitted before the High Court replies to the rules which questioned the legality of its demand for unpaid VAT and the consequent fines of over Tk 7,000 crore from S Alam Vegetable Oil Ltd and S Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd

The High Court today questioned the legality of government's demand for unpaid VAT and the consequent fines of over Tk 7,000 crore from S Alam Vegetable Oil Ltd and S Alam Super Edible Oil Ltd

Chattogram Custom House and Customs Intelligence seized a container of cigarettes on Thursday midnight, which was imported under false declaration

The late successful businessman had been one of the highest taxpayers in Bangladesh since 2010-11

Md Kaus Mia, one of the highest taxpayers in Bangladesh since 2010-11, has died at the age of 94. 

The state is promoting injustice and moral hazard by allowing the holders of black money to legalise their undeclared assets through payment of 15 percent tax and without facing any questions, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.