"We'll have to motivate all the people, who are eligible to pay income tax, to come under the tax net," she said while inaugurating the online tax payment system at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
She said her government wanted to be independent to meet development goals, and for that revenue earnings should be more than what they were at present.
Citizen’s Voice (Nagorikkontho.org) is one such project which has been launched by Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) to empower Bangladeshi public by having their voices heard, especially regarding feedback on public services. The platform supports both Bangla and English language to make it versatile for all the users and all the technology platforms (mobile texting sill do not support Bangla font).
Read more: BD: Citizen's Voice, A Citizen Watchdog for Public Services
Taxpayers including companies, will be able to pay income tax, value added tax and customs duties online after the launch of the electronic payment system, said an official of the NBR yesterday.
But initially, the taxpayers having accounts with banks that share Q cash ATM (automated teller machine) networks will get the scope to pay taxes online.
Dr Imran is one of the leaders of a project to build e-government capacity and knowledge in Bangladesh.
The project team has developed a five-year e-government strategy for Bangladesh. They have also produced an e-government management handbook for government officials, delivered training to more than 100 high-ranking and mid-ranking officials and developed a rigorous curriculum for e-government management to be run at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC). The group is also developing a text book that will be first of its kind for developing countries.
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