The full-fledged nationwide strike enforced by officers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to press home their 4-point day entered second day on Sunday, May 25.

The strike started at all offices of Income Tax, Customs and VAT offices at 9:00am will continue till 5:00pm, 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 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.

The NBR Reform Unity Council initiated a strike on April 29 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 May 13, 2025 .

This action intensified the unrest among revenue officials who viewed the move as undermining their roles and the integrity of the tax administration system.

They started pen-down strike on May 14 and then suspended it on May 19.

On Wednesday they announced a series of new programmes, including ongoing non-cooperation with the NBR chairman, to press home their demands.

Source: UNB