NBR recovers Tk 994cr from tax dodgers in 9 months

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has recovered Tk 994 crore over the past nine months in anti-tax evasion drives by its field offices and intelligence units.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has recovered Tk 994 crore over the past nine months in anti-tax evasion drives by its field offices and intelligence units.

According to NBR data, from September 2024 to May 2025, a total of 16,572 operations were conducted across two wings—Customs and Income Tax—by field offices and affiliated intelligence agencies, UNB reports.

These drives uncovered revenue evasion amounting to Tk 6,246 crore, according to a press release on Tuesday.

During this period, various Customs Houses carried out 2,215 operations, identifying Tk 183 crore in evaded revenue, all of which has been recovered.

Meanwhile, Customs, Excise, and VAT Commissionerates conducted 6,803 operations uncovering Tk 513 crore, with Tk 89 crore already collected.

The Directorate of VAT Audit, Intelligence, and Investigation, Dhaka (VAT Intelligence), carried out 231 drives, detecting evasion of Tk 1,639 crore and recovering Tk 240 crore.

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate recovered Tk 73 crore from its drives over the same period.

Separately, the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) conducted 181 operations, identifying Tk 366 crore in income tax evasion and collecting Tk 194 crore.

The Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit carried out 170 operations, identifying Tk 1,874 crore in evasion, of which Tk 110 crore has been recovered.

Additionally, 41 tax zones across the country collectively conducted 6,972 drives, uncovering evasion of Tk 1,588 crore and recovering Tk 105 crore.

The NBR press release stated that these efforts are part of its ongoing strategy to meet national revenue targets and support the country’s development goals by curbing tax evasion and enhancing enforcement.