National Board of Revenue (NBR)
‘Tk 300cr’ at Shamim’s accounts; NBR seeks info
Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) decides to give instruction to all banks to provide information on the accounts of SM Golam Kibria Shamim.
23 September 2019, 11:39 AM
Govt withdraws import duty on dengue test kits
The National Board of Revenue has withdrawn import duty, value-added tax, advance tax and advance income tax on dengue test kits, dengue test reagents and test kits for platelet and plasma.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Taxes on importing dengue test kits, reagents withdrawn till Oct 31
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) withdraws till October 31 all the taxes previously imposed on importing dengue fever detection kits and reagents.
5 August 2019, 13:59 PM
Majority don’t pay income tax: NBR
About four crore people in the country have capacity to pay tax but majority of them do not pay tax on their income, National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman says.
31 July 2019, 07:39 AM
Don’t harass businessmen during VAT collection: NBR chief
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan asks his officials not to harass businessmen during the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT).
27 July 2019, 14:52 PM
VAT, SD exempted on import of sanitary napkin, diaper raw materials
The National Board of Revenue (NBR)exempts Value Added Tax (VAT) and supplementary duty on the import of raw materials of sanitary napkin and diaper to encourage domestic production of the two hygiene products for women and babies.
2 July 2019, 12:02 PM
Tax Receipts in 9 Months: Tk 50,500cr short of target
Revenue collection is poised to fall short of target by a big margin this fiscal year, with receipts growing the lowest in five years in the first nine months due to sluggish collection of customs tariff and value-added tax.
Between July last year and March this year, the National Board of Revenue
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt asks GP to pay Tk 12579.95 cr
The government has sent a notice claiming Tk 12579.95 crore dues from Grameenphone. Of the total amount, the leading mobile phone operator owes Tk 8494.01 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Tk 4085.94 crore to National Board of Revenue (NBR).
2 April 2019, 16:59 PM
Duty cuts for ATM, CCTV camera assembly
The National Board of Revenue has reduced the tariff on import of parts of automated teller machines (ATMs) and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to facilitate the gadgets' assembly in the hi-tech parks.
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Tax offices to stay open Friday, Saturday
Tax offices will remain open tomorrow and the day after for filing of income tax returns ahead of the December 2 deadline set by the government.
29 November 2018, 09:28 AM
Why tax solar panels?
It is befuddling why the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to slap value added taxes that would amount to a 27 percent levy, on the import of solar panels. This is at a time when Bangladesh is set to explore and develop its solar power possibilities through numerous projects. These include solar home systems, solar irrigation and solar power plants in various parts of the country.
6 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Scope for whitening money to continue in next budget: NBR chairman
National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan says the scope for whitening of undisclosed money will continue in the national budget for fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19) as money will be laundered if such scope is scrapped.
17 April 2018, 14:58 PM
Pahela Baishakh: NBR to organise Halkhata Day
National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to organise Halkhata Day for the second time marking Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year.
10 April 2018, 07:26 AM
NBR unfreezes Robi’s accounts after VAT pay assurance
Hours within a Supreme Court order today, Robi manages to unfreeze its bank accounts after agreeing to pay due VAT to National Board of Revenue (NBR).
1 March 2018, 05:01 AM
HC stays NBR step on freezing Robi’s bank account
The High Court stays the National Board of Revenue’s decision of freezing the bank accounts of Robi Axiata Ltd.
27 February 2018, 10:56 AM
NBR freezes Robi's bank accounts over unpaid VAT
The National Board of Revenue yesterday froze the bank accounts of Robi Axiata Ltd, the country's second largest
26 February 2018, 18:00 PM
NBR freezes Robi-Axiata’s bank account over tax evasion
National Board of Revenue (NBR) freezes the bank account of mobile operator Robi-Axiata for three working days on allegation of evasion of over Tk 18.72 crore as value added tax (VAT) and supplementary duties.
26 February 2018, 12:05 PM
Banks remain open till 8pm today, tomorrow
Banks will remain open today and tomorrow until 8:00pm to help people pay taxes and submit income tax returns within the given deadline.
29 November 2017, 06:05 AM
Foreign workers' tax evasion
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has declared its intention to go after both the companies hiring foreign nationals and individual foreign nationals working in the country on the issue of tax evasion.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Mobile operators for withdrawal of tax burden
Mobile operators association urges the government to withdraw the tax burden over mobile usage like supplementary duty and surcharge on all services.
25 June 2016, 15:40 PM