The National Board of Revenue has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to file income tax returns for the 2025–26 tax year to December 31.
The decision was announced in a special order issued today, pushing back the previous cut-off of November 30.
In a separate order, the NBR said taxpayers facing difficulties registering with the e-return system may apply to their respective deputy tax commissioners with proper justification by December 15.
This year, online return submission has been made mandatory for all individual taxpayers except senior citizens aged 65 or above, physically disabled or specially-abled taxpayers, Bangladeshis residing abroad, legal representatives filing on behalf of deceased taxpayers, and foreign nationals working in the country.
Last year, 45 lakh taxpayers filed returns in total, more than triple the number filed so far this year. There is a total of 1.24 crore taxpayer identification number (TIN) holders in the country.