Earnings officers protest ‘misbehaviour’ of customs official
Revenue officers and associate officers today protested "misbehaviour" of a senior official of customs and demanded his suspension.
Protesters beneath the banner of Bangladesh Customs, Excise & VAT Executive Officers Association (BACUEV) started demonstratingin front side of the National Board of Income (NBR) headquarters in the morning, demanding suspension of Joint Commissioner Luthful Kabirof Pangaon Customs Home in Dhaka.
"We want justice," BACUEV Convener Khandker Luthful Azam explained while addressing the gathering in front of NBR.
Azam alleged that the customs official in Pangaon misbehaved with a good earnings officer on Wednesday.
The income officers and assistant earnings officers working at customs and VAT offices in the united states have got expressed their grievance as the authorities are yet to take any punitive measure against the state, he said.
BACUEV threatened to go for considerably more demos unless the NBR takes action by today.
This correspondent could not reach Luthful Kabir over phone.
Contacted AKM Nuruzzaman, commissioner of Pangaon Customs Home, said his office found proof involvement of the state involved following an inquiry.
"We have submitted specifics to the income board," he said.
