2015 Bangladesh student protests against VAT on education

The 2015 Bangladesh student protests on "No VAT on Education" were protests by students of private universities in Bangladesh demanding the VAT imposed on higher education in private universities be eliminated.^[1]^[2] The present Finance Minister of the Bangladesh Awami League government first introduced a 10% VAT upon higher education in private universities in the draft of budget of 2015–16.^[3] Following strong opposition, the VAT was reduced to 7.5%.^[4] The imposed VAT was withdrawn by the finance division after a cabinet meeting on 14 September 2015.

^ "#NO Vat on Education". The Daily Star.
^ "Bangladesh students protest education tax". Al Jazeera.
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^ "Anger as tax on private university education agreed – University World News". universityworldnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[1] "#NO Vat on Education". The Daily Star.

[2] "Bangladesh students protest education tax". Al Jazeera.

[dt1Aug2015-3] Cite error: The named reference dt1Aug2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[auto-4] "Anger as tax on private university education agreed – University World News". universityworldnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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