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Mala Doulot Akter
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Special Correspondent, The Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh
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Biography
Doulot Akter Mala is a seasoned journalist with a passion for investigative reporting. With nearly two decades of experience in the field of journalism, she has won several awards and international fellowships for her journalistic excellence. She has covered a wide range of topics, basically economy, health, public services, international trade, export, tax, customs etc. Mala is currently working with The Financial Express as Special Correspondent. She is a post-graduate in Mass Communication and Journalism from University of Dhaka. She has won the best reporting awards from the National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh, Economic Reporters Forum and anti-tobacco advocacy organization PROGGA, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropy. She is a fellow of GIJN and NPF, based in Washington. End#
Climate Change , International Trade , Women , Business And Finance , Health
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By Mala Doulot Akter Verified| The Financial Express (Bangladesh) Verified The revenue board's existing electronic system has yet to incorporate any option to register private-sector provident funds as taxpayers even though 27.5-percent tax levied on them since June 22, 2023. Although private provident funds are considered separate taxpayers, they are unable to obtain an electronic Taxpayers Identification Number (e-TIN) or tax registration due to the absence of a mechanism in the current system linked to the National Identification Number (NID) servers.
By Mala Doulot Akter Verified| The Financial Express (Bangladesh) Verified A cumulative amount of VAT collected from consumers but not deposited with the exchequer has ballooned to Tk 243.76 billion, with a government-owned corporate holding back a king's ransom. The revenue board's effort to realise arrears in value-added tax (VAT) from the state-owned Petrobangla has not progressed in the last seven years for inaction on part of the Ministry of Finance in this regard, official sources said.
By Mala Doulot Akter Verified| The Financial Express (Bangladesh) Verified The revenue board's existing electronic system has yet to incorporate any option to register private-sector provident funds as taxpayers even though 27.5-percent tax levied on them since June 22, 2023. Although private provident funds are considered separate taxpayers, they are unable to obtain an electronic Taxpayers Identification Number (e-TIN) or tax registration due to the absence of a mechanism in the current system linked to the National Identification Number (NID) servers.
Company Info
The Financial Express (Bangladesh)