Titus gas workers attacked and vandalized in Petrobangla

A group of officers and employees of Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company protested in front of Petrobangla and vandalized the establishment. They protested against the appointment of a new managing director (MD) in the company.

On Tuesday (September 10) around 11 am, the agitators broke the glass of the ground floor reception of the Petrobangla head office Petro Center located in Karwan Bazar. After an hour they went to Titus gas office.

The contract of Engineer Harunur Rashid Mollah, Managing Director of Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, who was appointed on contractual basis, expired on August 21. After that, the Ministry of Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a notification canceling the contract on September 9 without extending the period. After that Shahnewaz Parvez, Managing Director of Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) was given the current charge of Managing Director of Titus Gas. Before serving as MD of GTCL, he was GM of Petrobangla.

The aggrieved officers-employees demand that the MD should be appointed from among the officers of Titus. On Tuesday morning, they came under the Petrobangla office and started protesting on this demand. Petrobangla employees alleged that they attacked at one point.

Petrobangla employee Aker Ali told reporters that the attack was carried out by surprise. Those who found us in front started to beat us. Killed, punched, kicked before we knew it. When I came to the main gate to go out, he hit me with a stick.

Asked who carried out the attack, Aker Ali said, “I saw several Titus card holders.” They seem to belong to Titus. Besides, I could not recognize any other people.

In this regard, Petrobangla Chairman Janendra Nath Sarkar told the media that the people of Titas are demanding that MD should be made from among their officials. But there is no one in the top 50-60 of Titus Gas in Petrobangla's seniority list. Again there are allegations of corruption against many. By doing this, a class of people are trying to condone corruption. The internal government policy is zero tolerance against corruption. He further said, we have informed the police and army. Strict action will be taken against those who break the discipline.

BD/ZR