Abdur Rahman, Secretary of the Internal Resources Division and Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has stated that no other nation in the world pays as little tax as Bangladesh. “We have become a debt-ridden nation,” he said, adding that the country has expanded its budget every year for the past 52-53 years by taking on more loans. The burden of repaying those loans, along with accumulating interest, has now become overwhelming. He emphasized the need for increasing internal revenue through automation, revealing that out of 11.2 million TIN holders, only 4 million file tax returns, and 2.5 to 2.6 million contribute little to no tax. The NBR is now focusing on stricter enforcement to collect outstanding taxes.