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]

  1. ^ "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.