National Board of Revenue
NBR’s advanced audit training for the income tax officials starts
The six-day training funded by the European Union consists of five different courses, the NBR said in a statement.
10 December 2022, 14:56 PM
Nora Fatehi's appearance at Dhaka event hits new snag
The participation of Bollywood artiste Nora Fatehi at an event in Dhaka has hit a new snag.
16 November 2022, 04:10 AM
Rein in tax exemptions
Known knowns -- is what best sums up the prognosis of the visiting International Monetary Fund mission so far as it looks to thrash out the conditions for the prospective $4.5 billion loan.
31 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Fuel prices cut by Tk 5 per litre
The government yesterday trimmed fuel prices by Tk 5 per litre in line with the 11.25 percentage point slash in the import duty of diesel by the National Board of Revenue.
29 August 2022, 18:00 PM
NBR set to miss revenue generation target again
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) reached 76 per cent of its Tk 330,000 crore revenue generation target in the outgoing fiscal year, meaning it is going to miss its full-year goal once again.
28 June 2022, 15:59 PM
NBR seeks bank details of 10 Partex Group family members
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today asked banks to provide details of 10-family members of Partex Group within a week, according to a letter.
21 June 2022, 18:12 PM
Edible oil: Prices drop in global markets, not at home
Even though prices of loose palm and soybean oil have dropped in wholesale markets, consumers are not being able to reap the benefits as retailers are still selling those at the government-fixed prices.
5 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Tax rates for all exporters likely to be uniform
Exporters of all sectors will likely get corporate tax rates equal to that of garment exporters from the next fiscal year, said officials of the finance ministry, which plans to encourage the diversification of Bangladesh’s export basket by affording this benefit.
2 June 2022, 05:00 AM
NBR imposes up to 20% regulatory duty: Import of 135 items to cost more
National Board of Revenue today slapped up to 20 percent regulatory duty on around 135 products as part of the government's broader objectives to discourage imports and contain volatility in the foreign exchange market.
24 May 2022, 05:24 AM
NBR Chairman Nojibur Rahman made PM’s principal secy
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Nazibur Rahman is made the principal secretary to the prime minister.
31 December 2017, 07:58 AM
Explain legality of broadcasting ads on foreign TV channels, HC to govt
The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to stop advertisements on foreign television channels running in Bangladesh.
9 October 2017, 11:27 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
NBR seeks Khaleda's bank info
The National Board of Revenue has asked the banks to turn in information on all accounts of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, according
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
VAT to push up cost of living
The government has backtracked from its decision to roll out the new VAT law from July due to resistance from businesses and a section of revenue officials and inadequate preparation from the National Board of Revenue.
2 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Owners shut shops to press for package VAT
Shop owners shut their enterprises for an hour in parts of the country including capital Dhaka pressing for keeping the provision of package VAT.
30 May 2016, 07:30 AM
Mobile operators for lifting VAT on internet use
In a pre-budget discussion, mobile operators urges the government to remove value added tax (VAT) on internet use in the upcoming fiscal plan for 2016-17.
26 April 2016, 05:45 AM
A new tax law in the works
The National Board of Revenue has drafted a new income tax law that seeks to keep corporate tax rates identical for all companies and
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR unlikely to allow law enforcers to conduct drive
The National Board of Revenue is unlikely to give law enforcement agencies the authority to conduct drives against VAT dodgers, NBR officials told The Daily Star yesterday.
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR seeks Debapriya’s bank account details
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) asks banks to provide financial information on accounts held by Centre for Policy Dialogue’s Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya, his wife and their family members within seven days.
6 January 2016, 15:20 PM
7.5% VAT on English medium school tuition remains
The Supreme Court stays a High Court order that halted the 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on the English medium schools’ tuition fees.
14 October 2015, 09:04 AM