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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an order on Monday saying Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi and other foreign artists and celebrities would not be able to come to Dhaka without paying tax at source.
For participating in a programme in Bangladesh, there is a mandatory provision of paying 30 per cent tax at source on the paid and unpaid amount to the foreign artists mentioned in the agreement alongside the food and accommodation cost in line with the Income Tax Ordinance, read the order.
Under the current circumstances, the revenue board has directed the organisers of the award event to pay tax at source properly in order to facilitate the participation of Nora Fatehi and other foreign artists at the event, added the order signed by NBR member (Tax Administration and Human Resource Management) Shahin Akhter.
The artists in question were slated to come to the country centring the “Global Achievers Award 2022” set for November 18 in the capital.
The order also mentions that the NBR came to know about the possible participation of the Bollywood actress and other foreign artists in the “Global Achievers Award 2022” through advertisements in newspapers. Women Leadership Corporation will organise the award function.
Earlier, an investigation of the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) Central Intelligence Cell showed that Mirror Media and Production Ltd had brought in Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty to Dhaka for an event, but the firm did not secure permission from the government, and evaded income tax.
To prevent repetition of the Shilpa Shetty incident, the NBR – in a letter to the Public Security Division, Security Services Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Ministry of Cultural Affairs – asked to ensure income tax payoff for Nora Fatehi’s upcoming visit to Dhaka.
On November 7, the Ministry of Information published a letter granting permission for the arrival of the Canadian-born Indian actor.
