Officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are observing a full-scale nationwide strike as part of their ongoing protest to press for their four-point demand, reports UNB.
The strike enforced by NBR Reform Unity Council began in the Saturday morning at all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Departments, keeping the Customs Houses and LC Stations out of its purview.
The officials threatened to continue their protests until their all demands are met.
Their demands are repealing the ordinance to dissolve the NBR, removal of its chairman, publication of the Revenue Reform Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the NBR website, and ensuring appropriate and sustainable revenue system reforms through review and discussion with all relevant stakeholders.
Amid the growing tensions, members of the army and police were deployed outside the NBR headquarters in the capital this morning.
The NBR Reform Unity Council on Wednesday announced a series of new programmes, including ongoing non-cooperation with the NBR chairman, to press home their demands.
A sit-in programme was held at the NBR and its offices in and outside Dhaka on Thursday.
The NBR Reform Unity Council started pen-down on May 14 and suspended its on May 19 following a government proposal for dialogue, initiated under the directive of the Chief Adviser.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
