Dhaka, June 28 -- Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have started a nationwide 'complete shutdown' as part of their previously announced programme.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council, a coalition of protesting NBR officials and staff, is demanding the removal of NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan.

The 'Complete Shutdown' calls for a nationwide closure of all tax, customs, and VAT offices from today.

In the morning, some people were able to enter showing ID cards, but later no one was allowed to enter or exist from the NBA headquarters.

However, in a press release issued on Friday, the Ministry of Finance claimed that the Unity Council had withdrawn both the 'Complete Shutdown' and 'March to NBR' prog...