Why a Liaison Office need TIN?

(Before starting this post, I think I should give you a clarification. A Liaison Office and Representative Office, refer to the same thing in Bangladesh. In this post, I will mention them as Liaison Office only.)

A Liaison Office need to a get a Tax Identification Number (“TIN”). Some of the foreign investors become surprised to hear that. They ask, why? I get this question quite often. I don’t blame them. Let me explain.

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