Bangladesh News

OECD Releases E-Commerce VAT Toolkit For Asia-Pac States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 21, 2022

On March 10, the OECD released a new VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific (APAC) nations. The toolkit is intended to support local tax authorities to better collect value-added tax on e-commerce activities. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Cracking Down On Tax-Evading Foreign Workers

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, October 23, 2017

Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue is clamping down on foreign workers failing to declare their earnings in the country. Read Full Story

Flood-Hit Bangladesh Slashes Rice Import Duties

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, August 21, 2017

Following further flash flooding, the Government of Bangladesh has announced that import duty on rice will be reduced to two percent. Read Full Story

Venture Capital Firms Seek Bangladeshi Tax Holidays

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Venture capital and private equity firms in Bangladesh have called for corporate tax breaks to support investments in new businesses. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Confirms New VAT Law, Corporate Tax Cuts

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, June 9, 2017

Bangladesh has announced corporate income tax cuts and the introduction of the new value-added tax law in its new Budget, released on June 1. Read Full Story

IMF Urges Bangladesh To Install New VAT Law From July

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The International Monetary Fund has urged Bangladesh to proceed on schedule with the introduction of the new value-added tax law from July 2017. Read Full Story

UK Consumers Would Bear Brunt Of 'Hard Brexit'

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, October 10, 2016

The price of foreign goods sold to British consumers after the UK leaves the European Union could be as much as 27 percent higher as a result of new trade taxes, the British Retail Consortium has said. Read Full Story

Bangladesh's FM Confirms New VAT Regime From July 1

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Bangladesh intends to proceed with introducing a uniform 15 percent rate of value-added tax from July 1. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Urged To Follow Through With VAT Implementation

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Bangladesh needs to implement revenue-raising reforms, including following through with the introduction of the new value-added tax, to increase public investment in critical infrastructure and strengthen social safety nets. Read Full Story