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Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal

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Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal
Formation1 October 1995
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitecevt.gov.bd

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal (Bengali: Homeকাস্টমস, এক্সাইজ ও ভ্যাট আপিলাত ট্রাইব্যুনাল) is a Bangladesh government quasi-judicial tribunal that holds hearing on tax related disputes.[1]

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal is under the National Board of Revenue.[2]

History

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Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal was established on 1 October 1995.[3] The verdicts of the tribunal can be appealed to the High Court Division.[4] It is composed of one tax officer and one judge, one of whom will be the president of the tribunal.[4]

Matiur Rahman, president of the Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal, was removed from office on 23 June 2024 following allegations of corruption against him in the media.[2] [5] The Anti-Corruption Commission created a three member investigation committee.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Legal System - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ a b "ACC initiates investigation against NBR's Matiur". Prothomalo. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ "Customs, Excise & VAT Appellate Tribunal, Dhaka, Bangladesh". Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ a b Bala, Swapan Kumar. "Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ "Matiur Rahman removed from NBR post after controversy". The Daily Star. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ "ACC forms 3-member committee to probe Matiur's case". RTV Online. Retrieved 2024-06-23.