¹[54. Deduction of tax from dividends.- The principal officer of a company registered in Bangladesh, or of any other company, shall, at the time of paying any dividend to a shareholder, deduct tax on the amount of such dividend, in the case of a resident or a non-resident Bangladeshi,-

(a) if the shareholder is a company, at the rate applicable to a company ;

(b) if the shareholder is a person other than a company, at the rate of ten per cent (10%) where the person receiving such dividend furnishes his twelve-digit Taxpayer's Identification Number (TIN) to the payer or fifteen per cent (15%) where the person receiving such dividend fails to furnish his twelve-digit Taxpayer's Identification Number (TIN) to the payer²[:

Provided that the provision of this section shall not be applicable to any distribution of taxed dividend to a company ³[***] if such taxed dividend enjoys tax exemption under the provisions of the paragraph 60 of Part A of the Sixth Schedule.]]