More than 4 million taxpayers have filed their e-returns online for the 2025-26 tax year so far. A month-wise analysis shows that 251,784 taxpayers filed e-returns in August 2025, 301,302 in September, 454,076 in October, 1,040,472 in November, 978,198 in December, 655,363 in January 2026, 294,987 in February, and 36,700 in the first four days of March. According to a special order by the NBR, online return filing is mandatory for all categories of taxpayers, except senior taxpayers above 65 years of age, physically disabled or special needs taxpayers, Bangladeshi taxpayers residing abroad, legal representatives of deceased taxpayers and foreign nationals working in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi taxpayers residing abroad can also easily file e-returns through the OTP and Registration Link received in the e-mail. The NBR said that all taxpayers are requested to file their income tax returns for the tax year 2025-26 by March 31, 2026.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 04, 2026 12:56 UTC