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DHAKA, June 26, 2025 (BSS) - National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan today said that country’s taxpayers can submit their individual income tax returns through online from this July.
“This marks a significant shift from last year, when the tax return process commenced in September. The early start is aimed at encouraging timely submissions and streamlining the tax compliance process,” he said.
The NBR chairman was addressing as chief guest a seminar titled “Food security of marginal communities and VAT”, organised by the Youth Policy Network at the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) auditorium in the capital today.
ERF President Doulat Akter Mala gave the welcome address while its general secretary Abul Kashem moderated it.
Rahman said a total of 17 lakh income tax returns were filed online till yesterday while this number was only 5 lakh last year.
The NBR chairman said that he was assessing the revenue collection position every now and then since the month of June, the last month of the outgoing fiscal year, is almost coming to an end.
He also mentioned that the revenue collection amounted at nearly Taka 3.53 lakh crore till yesterday.
The revenue board chief also highlighted the NBR’s ongoing efforts to enhance digital infrastructures and taxpayer services to promote voluntary compliance and transparency in the taxation system.
“We are working to develop a fully automated revenue system where taxpayers will no longer be required to appear before tax offices in person,” said the NBR chairman.
About the ongoing movement at the NBR, he expressed the hope that the movement would be resolved through discussions with the Finance Adviser.
To address the concerns raised by the revenue board staffs, Rahman said that the Finance Adviser has already announced that amendments to the Ordinance on revenue board would be made by July.
He said that they would sit with the revenue board personnel and hopefully a solution would come through discussions.
The NBR chairman also urged all parties to act in the national interest.
“We all should work for the country and we should think first about the country’s interest. Whatever reforms we undertake, whatever laws we make, or even when we protest for a cause, it should not be just for ourselves but for the sake of the country.” he added.
