Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue has enabled large-value corporate tax and VAT payments through the bKash mobile financial service, marking a significant step in the digitalisation of revenue collection and paving the way for fully digital, real-time tax payments by businesses.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a facility for large-value corporate tax and VAT payments through mobile financial service bKash on 11 January 2026, advancing the country’s push toward full digitalisation of revenue collection.
The service was formally launched by NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan, who said two real-time transactions had already been successfully processed, demonstrating the system’s ability to handle high-value payments securely and efficiently.
“This initiative takes our digitisation efforts one step further. We want all tax payments to be digital because digital transactions provide several benefits, including real-time settlement, accuracy, transparency and reduced risk,” he said.
Rahman also drew attention to the high cost of cash, pointing out that Bangladesh spends roughly BDT 20,000 crore annually on printing currency, a burden borne by the public. “Reducing cash transactions through digitisation will help lower this cost,” he said.
He highlighted that while individuals have been able to pay smaller amounts digitally for some time, corporate tax payments are significantly higher, frequently ranging from BDT 100 crore to BDT 400 crore or more.
The NBR chairman stated that the platform is available to all licensed mobile financial service providers, such as Nagad, Rocket, CellFin, and Upay and expressed optimism that additional operators would support large-value tax payments.
The NBR is developing systems to allow bulk tax payments, automate VAT returns for small businesses, and speed up transfers to the government treasury.
