Wealth tax supporters
Wealth tax supporters in Bangladesh
19 public figures and organisations in Bangladesh have backed a wealth tax on the record, found so far, with 31 sourced statements. 3 with an explicit statement, vote or law (grade A), 12 named support (B) and 4 implied support (C).
What they back
- A wealth tax, design open: 16
- Annual net wealth tax: 6
Who they are
8 economist, 2 think_tank, 2 government_body, 2 politician, 2 journalist, 2 legal_tax_professional.
The strongest evidence
- Debapriya Bhattacharya: Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue · Centre for Policy Dialogue (grade A, 4 statements)
- Mustafizur Rahman: Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue · Centre for Policy Dialogue (grade A, 4 statements)
- Bangladesh Economic Association: Professional association of economists (grade A, 1 statement)
- Abdur Rahman Khan: Chairman, National Board of Revenue · National Board of Revenue (grade B, 2 statements)
- Centre for Policy Dialogue: Independent think tank, Dhaka (grade B, 2 statements)
- National Board of Revenue: Tax authority of Bangladesh (grade B, 2 statements)
- Obaidullah Salafi: Member of Parliament, Nilphamari-3 (grade B, 2 statements)
- Task Force on Economic Strategy Redesign: Task force of the interim government, headed by KAS Murshid (grade B, 2 statements)
- AHM Mustafa Kamal: Former Minister of Finance (2019 to 2024) · Bangladesh Awami League (grade B, 1 statement)
- Ahsan H. Mansur: Executive Director, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh · Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (grade B, 1 statement)
- Binayak Sen: Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies · Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (grade B, 1 statement)
- Mashrur Reaz: Chairman, Policy Exchange Bangladesh · Policy Exchange Bangladesh (grade B, 1 statement)
- Mustafa K. Mujeri: Economist; Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in 2014 · Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (grade B, 1 statement)
- Rizwanul Islam: Economist; former Special Adviser for the employment sector, International Labour Office, Geneva (grade B, 1 statement)
- Syed Md Aminul Karim: Former member (Income Tax Policy Wing), National Board of Revenue (grade B, 1 statement)
- Altaf Parvez: Columnist, Prothom Alo; writer and researcher · Prothom Alo (grade C, 2 statements)
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party: Governing party since February 2026 (grade C, 1 statement)
- Faisal Mahmud: Dhaka-based journalist; columnist in The Wire · The Wire (grade C, 1 statement)
- Selim Raihan: Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka; Executive Director, SANEM · South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) (grade C, 1 statement)