Submitting income tax returns could be made mandatory for every national identification (NID) cardholder with a view to expanding the tax net, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.
Bangladesh has again demanded that garments made from US cotton be provided duty-free access to the American markets as the government has withdrawn a provision requiring fumigation of American cotton, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said yesterday.
The government has re-imposed the provision of fumigation of US cotton at ports, official documents showed, a move that may increase the lead time and cost of production for importers.