25-point demand workers protest, highway blockade

The workers of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals of Gazipur's Kaliakair are holding a protest march by blocking the Dhaka-Tangail highway for their 25-point demand. Due to this, traffic on the highway is stopped, common passengers are suffering.

The workers of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals drug factory located in Safipur area of ​​the upazila went on strike from 8 am on Wednesday morning.

The agitators took part in this movement to demand various demands including job permanence, pay hike and removal of dishonest officials. Due to the protest, severe traffic jam was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway. Common people suffer from it.

The agitators said that their main demands are job permanence, revision of existing salaries and equal payment of festive allowance (Eid and Baisakhi). They also alleged that several dishonest officials have been treating the workers inhumanely for a long time and depriving them of their fair dues.

They say that they have been demanding to the authorities for a long time but no solution has been found. In this context, forced to protect their rights, they started the movement. Also, during the rule of Awami League, many people supported by the government have been appointed and they should be removed quickly.

No response was received from the company till the time of writing this report at 1 pm. The army and the industrial police administration have started negotiations with the workers. The administration has assured the workers that their demands will be taken into consideration and resolved.

Gazipur Shilpa Police Additional Superintendent of Police Imran Ahmed said that there has been a problem with the salary and allowances in that institution for a few days. We discussed with the authorities and talked to the workers. They promised to leave the highway.

Bangladesh /OF