What is changing, and what it means for your accounts.
Rules in Bangladesh move faster than most accounting websites do. We write about the ones that change what you have to keep, and we date and source everything so you can tell when a page has gone stale.
The year the rules started reading your accounts
Online-only VAT, zero startup turnover tax, a 9 percent SME fund, a Fund of Funds and one investment authority. The year's changes in one place.
30 August 2026 | Raising moneyThe Fund of Funds is live, and the money arrives with diligence
A Tk 400 crore fund now backs the VC funds that back startups, with a one-to-one matching rule. What it means for founders, and for their accounts.
30 August 2026 | FinanceThe Tk 5,000 crore SME fund, and the records that unlock it
A new refinance fund caps the borrower's rate at 9 percent. What is on offer, who qualifies, and why the application is really a test of your bookkeeping.
30 August 2026 | TaxStartup turnover tax just went to zero
The Finance Act 2026 removed the minimum tax on registered startups' turnover. Who it covers, the nine growth years, and the records that protect the exemption.
30 August 2026 | RegulationBIDA is now Invest Bangladesh
Three investment agencies became one on 20 August. What transfers, what does not change, and five things a foreign-owned company should check.
29 August 2026 | ComplianceOnline VAT returns are the only option now
Manual filing ended on 1 July. What that demands from your records, and the paper-return upload that left some businesses with an opening balance the portal will not accept.
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