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National Board of Revenue

National Board of Revenue
AbbreviationNBR
Formation1972
TypeTax Administration
Legal statusActive
PurposeIncome Tax, Vat & Customs Administration
HeadquartersAgargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°44′09″N 90°24′32″E / 23.7357°N 90.4089°E / 23.7357; 90.4089
Official language
Bangla and English
Chairman
Md Abdur Rahman Khan
Parent organization
Ministry of Finance
Staff3434 officers and 10195 supporting staff positions
Websitewww.nbr.gov.bd

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) (Bengali: জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ড) is the Central Authority for Tax Administration in Bangladesh. It is a Statutory Authority attached with the Internal Resources Division of Ministry of Finance. NBR is the Authority for Tax Policies and Tax Laws in Bangladesh.[1][2] NBR collects almost 97% of Tax Revenue and almost 85% of total Revenue for the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

The Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal is a tribunal under the National Board of Revenue established in 1995.[4][5]

History

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The National Board of Revenue was established in 1972 through the National Board of Revenue Order, 1972. Later, the structure of the National Board of Revenue was amended through Act No 12 of 2009.[1]

Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Badiur Rahman, retired following his transfer by the caretaker government which he said was due to his failure to please his masters in October 2007.[6]

The National Board of Revenue provided Carnet de Passage for tourists despite Bangladesh not being a signatory to the relevant United Nations treaties.[7]

In February 2018, Bangladesh High Court ordered the National Board of Revenue to unfreeze the accounts of Robi.[8] The National Board of Revenue raised 124.4 billion BDT from taxes on fuel.[9] The National Board of Revenue sought taxes from Facebook, Google, and YouTube following requests by Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh.[10]

The server of the National Board of Revenue was breached in 2022 to release cargo in Chittagong Port.[11][12]

In October 2023, the National Board of Revenue failed to impress the International Monetary Fund with its plan to raise taxes.[13] The National Board of Revenue has around ten thousand cases in courts concerning 215 billion BDT in taxes.[14]

List of chairmen

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No. Name Start date End date Ref
1. Nurul Islam 28 January 1972 10 March 1972 [15]
2. Kofil Jddin Mahmud 11 March 1972 12 October 1973 [15]
3. M. Wazed Ali Khan 12 October 1973 19 March 1974 [15]
4. K. M. Moshraff Hossain 19 March 1974 14 February 1980 [15]
5. A. K. Azizul Haque 14 February 1980 31 December 1982 [15]
6. S. B. Chowdhury 1 January 1983 13 July 1987 [15]
7. A. K. M. Aminul Haque Chowdhury 14 July 1987 1 July 1989 [15]
8. Ekram Hossain 1 July 1989 31 July 1990 [15]
9. A. K. M. Aminul Haque Chowdhury 1 August 1990 30 December 1992 [15]
10. Nurul Husain Khan 19 January 1991 29 April 1992 [15]
11. A. K. M. Mosiur Rahman 2 May 1992 12 February 1993 [15]
12. Akbar Ali Khan 18 February 1993 27 November 1995 [15]
13. Sadat Hussain 27 November 1995 12 February 1997 [15]
14. Shah Abdul Hannan 12 February 1997 15 February 1998 [15]
15. Saiful Islam Khan 15 February 1998 15 March 1998 [15]
16. A. K. M. Mosiur Rahman 15 March 1998 5 August 1998 [15]
17. Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury 5 August 1998 31 July 2000 [15]
18. Zakir Ahmed Khan 1 August 2000 10 July 2001 [15]
19. Shoaib Ahmed 10 July 2001 9 September 2003 [15]
20. Khairuzzaman Chowdhury 9 September 2003 6 July 2006 [15]
21. Md. Abdul Karim 9 July 2006 6 December 2006 [15]
22. A. F. M. Solaiman Chowdhury 10 December 2006 28 December 2006 [15]
23. Sheikh A. K. Motahar Hossain 9 January 2007 22 October 2007 [15]
24. Badiur Rahman 23 January 2007 22 October 2007 [15]
25. Muhammad Abdul Mazid 22 October 2007 8 April 2009 [15]
26. Nasiruddin Ahmed 8 April 2009 29 October 2012 [15]
27. Md. Ghulam Hussain 29 October 2012 8 January 2015 [15]
28. Md. Nojibur Rahman 12 January 2015 31 December 2017 [15]
29. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan 4 January 2018 2 January 2018 [15]
30. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem 6 January 2020 14 August, 2024 [15]
31. Md Abdur Rahman Khan 14 August 2024 Present

Structure

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The NBR has one chairperson and eight members - Four for direct tax and four for indirect tax. The secretary of internal resources division acts as the ex-officio chairman of the board. There are 45 departments/directorates under the NBR, of which 25 are related to direct tax and 20 related to indirect tax.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Board of Revenue - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ "NBR provides all taxpayers what they need to know". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ Bhuiyan, Md. Mosharraf Hossain (1 June 2018). "NBR Annual report 2016-17" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Customs, Excise & VAT Appellate Tribunal, Dhaka, Bangladesh". Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ACC initiates investigation against NBR's Matiur". Prothomalo. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Irked ex-NBR chief retires". The Daily Star. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. ^ Parvez, Sohel (3 June 2013). "A mistake that costs NBR Tk 200cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ^ "HC asks NBR to unfreeze Robi's bank accounts". The Daily Star. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ Suman, Mohammad (16 August 2022). "Petroleum remains NBR's major source of revenue". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. ^ Parvez, Sohel (29 April 2018). "NBR moves to tax Facebook, Google". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Why do NBR servers keep getting breached?". The Daily Star. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  12. ^ Suman, Mohammad (13 December 2022). "NBR Server Breach: Safeguards not working". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ "IMF mission unimpressed with NBR's collection plan". The Daily Star. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Tk 21,500cr VAT cases pending in courts: NBR". The Daily Star. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh". nbr.gov.bd. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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