C T Online Desk: The full-fledged nationwide strike enforced by officers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to press home their 4-point demand entered its second day on Sunday.
The strike started at all offices of Income Tax, Customs and VAT offices at 9:00 am will continue till 5:00 pm, keeping the Customs Houses and LC Stations out of its purview.
The officials under the banner of NBR Reform Unity Council threatened to continue their protests until all their 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.
The NBR Reform Unity Council initiated a strike on 29 April in response to the interim government’s proposed restructuring of the NBR.
Following the initial protests, several hundred officials from tax zones in Dhaka participated in demonstrations at the NBR headquarters.
They met with NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan to express their concerns and urge revisions to the proposed ordinance .
The government proceeded with the reforms officially dissolving the NBR and establishing two separate entities the Revenue Policy Division (RPD) and the Revenue Management Division (RMD), on 13 May 2025.
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