Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque speaking at a seminar on ‘Economic and Social Costs of Migration’ at CIRDAP auditorium in the city on Thursday.

NBR clarification about VAT on pvt univ raises questions

A former chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday came up with a number of questions in the wake of the revenue authority’s clarification over the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on private universities. “The explanation has raised many questions. Firstly, we’ll have to know whether VAT was included with the previous tuition fees of the students or not. Secondly, is it an attempt to cool down the ongoing student movement to withdraw VAT?” NBR chairman Bodiur...

11 Sep 2015, 12:00 am