Bidi workers on Thursday formed a human chain in front of the Headquarters (HQs) of National Board of Revenue (NBR) to reduce tax hike on bidi industry.
The organized the program under the banner of Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation (BBSF) while many leaders and workers were present
They also submitted a memorandum with six-point demand to the NBR Chairman to run the bidi industry amid the covid-19 pandemic situation.
BBSF central president M K Bangali claimed that the NBR authorities have increased 29% tax on bidi and only 8.42% on cigarette that injustice to bidi workers.
“We will be observed the tough program if the demand will meet soon,” he said.
BBSF General Secretary Abdur Rahman said that a vested quarters have proposed the tax hike on bidi by violating the Prime Minister’s earlier instruction to fevoure the foreign multinational cigarette companies.
This is the time to save bidi workers by reducing tax on the industry to consider the real picture of livelihood of thousands of workers and traders, he continued.
BBSF central committee Executive President Amin Uddin BSc, Joint Secretary Herik Hossain, Organizing Secretary Abdul Gafur, Publicity Secretary Shamim Islam, Assistant Organizing Secretary Abul Hasnat Lavlu, among others, were present, in the program.
