<h1>Government service amendment sparks widespread administrative and revenue protests, threatening public services and prompting government consultations.</h1> Widespread protests in Bangladesh oppose the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, which government employees say enables punitive actions and terminations; the interim cabinet approved the ordinance pending presidential assent. National Board of Revenue staff halted work over a revenue management reform proposing separation of tax policy from administration, prompting government assurances of stakeholder consultations before implementation. Teachers and business leaders joined unrest with pay and investment complaints, while military government friction over election timing and a proposed humanitarian aid corridor compounded governance tensions.