Members of the army and police were deployed in front of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in the Dhaka Saturday morning amid escalating tensions over ongoing protests by NBR officials.
Witnesses said security personnel were seen stationed on the NBR premises in the morning, according to a report by UNB.
“So far, we have learned from police that forces have been deployed as per the instruction of the Home Affairs Adviser,” an NBR official told UNB.
“Today, the NBR chairman is scheduled to be here as government, semi-government, banks, schools and colleges are open per the directives of the government. To avoid an unpleasant situation the army and police forces have been deployed,” he said.
The NBR Reform Unity Council on Wednesday announced a series of fresh programmes, including continuous non-cooperation with the NBR chairman, to press home their demands.
As part of their scheduled programme, the officials of NBR were seen gathered in the building with placards.
A sit-in programme staged at NBR headquarters and its respective offices in and outside Dhaka on Thursday, said a statement. But export and international passenger services will be exempted from this.
A complete strike will be observed in all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Department, except Customs House and LC Stations, on Saturday and Sunday.
The strike will be observed from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening at Customs House and LC Stations on these two days. However, export and international passenger services will be exempted from the strike.
A complete strike will be observed in all the offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Department, except International Passenger Services, from Monday.