Internal Resources Division (IRD)

What Internal Resources Division (IRD) does

The Internal Resources Division (IRD) is a division of the Government of Bangladesh operating under the Ministry of Finance. Established in 1979, it functions as the apex policy and supervisory body for domestic revenue mobilization, tax policy, customs administration, and national savings instruments. The division oversees subordinate agencies including the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the National Savings Directorate, and appellate tribunals, and serves citizens, businesses, and other government departments engaged in tax compliance, customs clearance, and savings administration.

The division has implemented a portfolio of digital platforms spanning both taxpayer-facing and internal administrative functions. Named systems include e-TIN (electronic Taxpayer Identification Number registration), e-Return (electronic return filing), PBRIS (Personnel and Budget Resource Information System), D-Nothi (digital file/noting management), the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), and the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) digital workflow. These platforms collectively integrate taxpayer registration, return submission, customs processing, internal records management, and savings certificate operations across the division and its subordinate agencies.

IRD does not operate a commercial revenue model. As a statutory government division, it is financed through budgetary allocation from the Government of Bangladesh and does not derive income from customers through pricing or contracts. Its user base consists of all individual taxpayers, registered businesses, customs declarants, and savings scheme subscribers in Bangladesh, with service delivery executed directly by the division and through its subordinate bodies.

Name

Internal Resources Division (IRD)

Legal name

Internal Resources Division (IRD), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Website

https://ird.gov.bd

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Internal Resources Division is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Finance that supervises revenue administration, tax policy, customs, and national savings, overseeing the NBR, savings directorate, and appellate tribunals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Revenue Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Excise, VAT/Sales Tax & Indirect Tax Administration (BPAIADAH)

Keywords

• Government revenue administration
• Tax administration services
• Customs and excise management
• National savings schemes
• E-government digital services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IRD is a government division under the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh that provides regulatory oversight and administrative services for national revenue administration. It delivers citizen-facing digital services including tax return filing (e-Return), Tax Identification Number registration (e-TIN), prize bond draw result search (PBRIS), and national savings scheme self-service, along with supervisory authority over the National Board of Revenue, National Savings Directorate, and tax appellate tribunals.

Product overview

Internal Resources Division (IRD) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for revenue administration, national savings, and customs matters. IRD operates a portfolio of digital services consisting of citizen-facing e-government portals and internal administrative systems. The main public-facing digital products include the Prize Bond Draw Search Software (PBRIS) for checking prize bond draw results, the e-TIN service for Tax Identification Number management, the e-Return service for electronic income tax return filing, and the National Savings Schemes Self-Service portal. Internal administrative tools include the Store Management System, ACR (Annual Confidential Report) Management System, Report Management System, Foreign Visit Tracker, and Return Information Verification system. These services are primarily operated under the National Board of Revenue (NBR), National Savings Directorate, and IRD's own administrative infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Board of Revenue (NBR)coreOthersNBR is the premier government organization for tax and customs administration in Bangladesh. IRD serves as the parent ministry providing policy oversight and administrative supervision over NBR which handles income tax, value added tax (VAT), and customs duties.
• National Savings DirectoratecoreOthersNational Savings Directorate manages national savings schemes and prize bonds in Bangladesh. Under IRD's administrative jurisdiction, it facilitates government domestic borrowing through savings instruments.
• Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate TribunalcoreOthersAppellate tribunal for customs, excise and VAT matters under IRD jurisdiction providing appellate functions for tax disputes.
• Taxes Appellate TribunalcoreOthersAppellate tribunal for income tax and other direct tax matters under IRD's administrative control.
• Cabinet Division, BangladeshcoreOthersPartnership for e-governance initiatives including D-Nothi document management system, GPMS (Government Performance Management System), and Innovation Corner activities.
• a2i (Aspire to Innovate)coreOthersTechnical partner for digital service delivery and innovation initiatives under the Cabinet Division's ICT Division.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), India: India's apex direct tax administration body; directly comparable as a peer ministry that issues TIN-equivalents (PAN), runs e-filing, and oversees direct tax policy, similar to IRD's role over Bangladesh's income tax system.
• Australian Taxation Office (ATO): Australia's national tax administrator; relevant peer due to its advanced digital tax platform (myTax, AUSkey/ATO ID) — a benchmark reference for the kind of e-filing and TIN-style services IRD is building.
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Canada's national revenue authority; comparable in administering income tax, GST/HST-equivalent, and operating digital filing portals — a useful structural and digital-maturity benchmark for IRD.
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): The U.S. federal tax administration agency; directly comparable as the national revenue collection authority that oversees income tax compliance and operates digital tax filing systems, parallel to IRD's oversight of NBR.
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC): UK's tax, payments, and customs authority; comparable in combining tax administration, customs, and digital service delivery (e.g., Making Tax Digital) — closely mirrors IRD's combined revenue, customs, and savings mandate.
• Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS): Singapore's national tax authority; highly comparable as a digitally advanced revenue administration body managing income tax, GST, and taxpayer services for a small/medium economy like Bangladesh's.
• Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan: Pakistan's federal revenue authority handling income tax, sales tax, customs, and federal excise — the closest geographic and structural peer to IRD, with comparable challenges around tax-to-GDP expansion and digital transformation.
• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), India: India's indirect tax and customs authority; comparable for VAT/GST-equivalent and customs administration that IRD supervises through NBR, with similar digital compliance platforms.

Others

• National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh: IRD's subordinate agency that directly operates income tax, VAT, and customs administration in Bangladesh; included as the operational extension of IRD for revenue collection activities.

Broad incumbents

• State Taxation Administration of China (STA): China's national tax authority; relevant broad peer for VAT, income tax, and customs (now under GACC) administration at massive scale, illustrating the modernization path IRD could pursue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irdbd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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