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More than 4.0 million taxpayers have so far submitted their income-tax returns online for the tax year 2025-26, reflecting a sharp rise in digital compliance following mandatory e-filing for most individual taxpayers.
Among them, 50,427 taxpayers have paid a wealth surcharge, of whom 39,363 are male and 11,065 are female.
Wealthy taxpayers account for 1.26 per cent of the total number of taxpayers who have submitted online tax returns so far.
According to a press release issued by The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday, nearly 5.0 million taxpayers registered in the e-return system between August 4, 2025 and March 4, 2026.
Last year, 1.39 million taxpayers submitted e-returns within the deadline.
Under a special order last year, the revenue authority made online return submission mandatory for all individual taxpayers, except senior citizens aged 65 or above, physically challenged persons, specially-abled taxpayers, non-resident Bangladeshis, legal representatives of deceased taxpayers and foreign nationals working in Bangladesh.
The filing pace gathered momentum during the traditional peak months: August: 251,784, September: 301,302, October: 454,076, November: 1,040,472, December: 978,198, January: 655,363, February: 294,987, and first four days of March: 36,700. Officials expect the number will increase further ahead of the March 31 deadline.
Of the submitted returns, 2.86 million were filed by male taxpayers and 1.13 million by female taxpayers.
Salary income was reported by 1.61 million male and 0.47 million female taxpayers, while rental income was reported by 187,754 male and 84,477 female filers.
A significant number of returns showed income below the taxable threshold - 1.43 million male and 0.76 million female taxpayers.
Around 29,080 male and 5,117 female taxpayers declared income exceeding Tk 4.0 million.
Though online filing is not mandatory for non-resident Bangladeshis, they can obtain OTP-based registration through email and submit returns remotely.
Taxpayers can file returns without uploading supporting documents and pay taxes digitally through debit and credit cards, internet banking and mobile financial services.
More than 56,000 taxpayers have already submitted revised returns within the allowable 180-day correction window.
To avoid penalties, the NBR has sent SMS reminders urging taxpayers to submit returns by March 31.
Officials say the rising e-return figures indicate growing acceptance of digital tax compliance and a gradual shift towards automation in revenue administration.
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