Dhaka, May 14 -- day work abstention called by the NBR Unity Council, a platform comprising officers and employees from the Customs, VAT and Income Tax wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), was observed on Tuesday.

The NBR officials refrained from work from 10 am to 1 pm on the first day.

The protest comes in response to the government's decision to split the NBR, allegedly bypassing the recommendations of the NBR Reform Committee.

During visits to various rooms of the NBR in Agargaon and other offices across the city, it was observed that officials and employees had put down their pens to symbolise participation in the work abstention programme.

Speaking to several participants, they said they are not against the division of ...