Dhaka, May 25 -- Officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) across the country enforced a full-fledged strike on Saturday to press home their four-point demand, escalating ongoing tensions within the revenue administration.

The strike, called by the NBR Reform Unity Council, began in the morning at all offices under the Tax, Customs, and VAT departments, excluding Customs Houses and Letters of Credit (LC) Stations.

Amid concerns over the unrest, members of the army and police were deployed in front of the NBR headquarters in Dhaka as a precautionary measure.

The protesting officials have vowed to continue their movement until all of their demands are met.

Their key demands include repeal of the ordinance that propo...