The authorities of private universities will pay the 7.5% VAT imposed on the tuition fees, National Board of Revenue (NBR) has said.
VAT on the tuition fees was not imposed with an intention to be realised from the students, said a NBR press release issued on Thursday afternoon.
“The VAT is included in the current tuition fees that the students pay,” it added.
There is no scope to increase tuition fees as the VAT is included in the current tuition fees, said the release.
The NBR came up with the clarification after thousands of students of private universities took to the streets across Dhaka on Thursday demanding withdrawal of 7.5% VAT imposed on tuition fees.
The protesters are also condemning the police attack on the students of East West University, who demonstrated in the capital on Wednesday.
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The protests created severe traffic jam across the capital city, triggering untold sufferings to the commuters.
The students are still on the roads in Rampura, Dhanmondi 27, Dhanmondi 9/A, Bashundhara, Shantinagar, Uttara, and Ashulia of Savar area.
The vehicular movement came to a halt due to the blockades, reports our correspondents, Kamrul Hasan from Dhanmondhi, Mehedi Hasan from Badda and Shadma Malik from Bashundhara Residential areas.
At least 23 students and the deputy registrar of East West University were injured when the police opened fire and charged truncheons during Wednesday's demonstration in Rampura.