The Cabinet has congratulated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the Bangladesh delegation on the country’s participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing it as a historic and particularly prestigious occasion for Bangladesh.

The congratulatory resolution was adopted at the 22nd Cabinet meeting held at Room-400 of Building-1 at Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday.

The Cabinet noted that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman addressed the 81st UNGA on September 24, 2026.

Earlier, his father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, addressed the 11th Special Session of the UN General Assembly on August 26, 1980, while his mother, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, addressed the 48th session of the UNGA on October 1, 1993.

It said the representation of Bangladesh at the UN General Assembly by three members of the same family was a unique event in world history.

During his four-day visit, the Prime Minister attended 32 international programmes and meetings. Besides addressing the 81st UNGA, he spoke at seven high-level meetings, held bilateral meetings with 11 countries and met heads of 10 international organisations, including the United Nations.

The Cabinet said Bangladesh’s participation in the UNGA under the leadership of the Prime Minister projected the government’s commitments and expectations on the global stage and played an important role in expanding bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet gave policy and final approval to the draft ‘Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’, subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division.

The Internal Resources Division initiated the proposal, aimed at enhancing dynamism in revenue collection at the field level.

Under the proposed amendment to Section 64 of the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012, the provision requiring submission of returns within 15 days of the end of every three tax periods will be replaced by a provision requiring submission of returns within 15 days of the end of each tax period.

If the 15th day falls on a government holiday, the return will have to be submitted on the next working day.

Any government, semi-government or autonomous organisation, bank, insurance company, or person or organisation filing a nil return will be allowed to submit the return within 20 days of the end of the tax period.