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The study results were presented at a programme titled “Taxation to Realize Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Bangladesh” held at a hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. Photo: TBS

Raising direct taxes to 50% could reduce poverty by 1 percentage point: Study

The study also found that poverty among the poorest households could fall by four percentage points from the current 37.2%

Representational Photo: Collected

Reconsider tax holiday and exemptions, rely more on direct taxes: Economists

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addresses a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka on 18 January 2025. Photo: Screengrab from video

BNP suggests cutting govt expenses instead of increasing VAT

Illustration: TBS

Raising direct tax key to reducing inequality