BSS, Rangpur :
Economists at a seminar on Tuesday said taxpayers are playing the most vital role in building a self-reliant Bangladesh through strengthening the national economy and accelerating the pace of national development.
They put special importance on creating awareness for increasing the number of taxpayer citizens and making the taxpaying methods easier side by side with strengthening the monitoring system to prevent the tax dodging from the society.
They came up with the observation at the seminar styled ‘Fixing Income Tax of Individuals’ held at the auditorium of Rangpur Chamber of Commence and Industry (RCCI) in the city.
The Department of Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) and RCCI jointly organised the seminar to enhance social awareness for increasing the number of income tax payers.
With Head of the Department of AIS Shahinur Rahman in the chair, directors, officials and executives of RCCI, leaders of other business organisations, exporters and importers and students of the Department of AIS of BRUR participated in the event.
Professor of the Department of Management Studies of BRUR Dr Md Matiur Rahman and RCCI President Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu attended the seminar as the chief and special guests respectively.
Associate Professor of the Department of AIS of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB) Mohammad Faridul Alam presented the keynote essay in the seminar as the main resource person.
Assistant Professors of the Department of AIS of BRUR Md Amir Sharif and Umar Farooque, Senior Vice-president of RCCI Mostoba Hossain Ripan and its Director Md Reaz Shahid Shovan took part as the discussants.
