Bangladesh: National Budget for FY 2020-21
On 11 June 2020, Mr. AHM Mustafa Kamal, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh has presented the national budget of Tk. 568,000 crore with an ambitious target of 8.2 percent GDP growth for the FY 2020-21 in Parliament. The revenue collection
See MoreBangladesh: NBR exempts import duty and taxes on emergency medical items
On 22 March 2020, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an SRO and declared that the government has waived the import duty and taxes on 12 medical items in response to Covid-19 pandemic. It waived the full import duty, regulatory duty,
See MoreBangladesh introduces tax holiday for power generation companies
The Government of Bangladesh has introduced income tax holiday till 2034 to private sector power generation companies which will go into commercial operation by the next three years. On 09 January 2020, the National Board of Revenue published a
See MoreDTA between Bangladesh and Czech Republic signs
On 11 December 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Bangladesh and Czech Republic was signed in Prague. The DTA contains Dividends rate 10% for at least 25% capital holding; otherwise 15%, Interest rate 10%, and Royalties rate
See MoreBangladesh’s Cabinet approves the signing of a DTA with Czech Republic
On 26 August 2019, Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved the signing of a double taxation agreement (DTA) between Bangladesh and Czech
See MoreBangladesh enacts Budget for 2019-20
On 30 June 2019, Parliament passed the Tk 5,23,190 crore national budget for 2019-20 fiscal year. The proposals were enacted by the Finance Act, 2019 (the Act) and became effective as of 1 July 2019. The summary of key amendments introduced by
See MoreBangladesh: Budget proposal for FY 2019-20
Today, Mr. Mustafa Kamal, the finance minister of Bangladesh has tabled the budget in parliament which has a size of Tk. 523,190 crore. This budget is the country's 48th since its independence. This year, the government is expecting GDP growth
See MoreBangladesh: Parliament passes budget for FY 2018-19
On 28 June 2018, the Parliament of Bangladesh has passed the Tk 464,573 crore national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith moved the Appropriations Bill, 2018 seeking a budgetary allocation of Taka 571833,82,92,000 which was
See MoreBangladesh: Income Tax Proposal in Fiscal Budget 2018-2019
Finance Minister Mr. AMA Muhith presented the FY2018-19 national budget to parliament on 7th June 2018. Except for a minor downward tweaking of the corporate tax rate, and some small increases in tobacco taxation and supplementary import duties, no
See MoreBangladesh concludes DTA negotiations with Maldives
The officials from Bangladesh and the Maldives have concluded negotiations for Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) that was held in Malé from 3 to 6
See MoreBangladesh approves DTA with Bahrain
On 19 June 2017, the cabinet of Bangladesh approved the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bahrain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreBangladesh approves DTA with Kuwait
On 19 June 2017, the cabinet of Bangladesh approved the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Kuwait for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreBangladesh: Parliament passes Budget for 2017-18
On 29 June 2017, the parliament of Bangladesh has passed a Tk 4,00,266 crore national budget with some changes to the excise duty on bank accounts and Value Added Tax (VAT) proposals for the fiscal year 2017-18. On 1 June 2017, the Finance
See MoreBangladesh: Budget 2017-18
On 1 June 2017, the Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith presented the annual national budget of an outlay of TK 4 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18. In the proposed budget, the finance minister has targeted a GDP growth rate of 7.4 per
See MoreBangladesh signs DTA with Bhutan
On 18 April 2017, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan was signed in
See MoreBahrain ratifies DTA with Bangladesh
On 21 March 2017, Bahrain ratified the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bangladesh for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by way of Law No.
See MoreCabinet of Bangladesh authorized to sign a DTA with Qatar
On 27 February 2017, the cabinet of Bangladesh authorized the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Qatar for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreCabinet of Bangladesh authorized to sign a DTA with Bhutan
On 27 February 2017, the cabinet of Bangladesh authorized the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bhutan for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
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