Dhaka, June 28 -- Concerned over a grave crisis stemming from taxmen's strike, businesses Saturday demanded immediate resolution of the deadlock at the National Board of Revenue as they said the shutdown programme disrupted export-import activities and overall trade.

They also called on both the interim government and the protesters to sit to discuss to resolve the reform issue without stopping the customs-related activities which are the lifeline of the economy.

The business community expressed their solidarity with the reform of the NBR and also said that the demand for removal of the NBR chairman "is not acceptable".

Leaders of the country's top trade chambers made the demands at a joint press conference held Saturday at a city hote...