2024-04-30 12:39:02
BNP’s labor organization Sramik Dal will hold a rally and rally on the occasion of the Great May Day. The rally will be held in front of the central office of BNP in Nayapaltan of the capital on Wednesday (May 1) at 2:30 PM. After the rally, the party decided to rally from Paltan to Jatiya Press Club.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, senior joint secretary general of the party, said these things in a press conference at the central office of BNP in Nayapaltan on Tuesday (April 30). Before this, a joint meeting was held on the occasion of the rally.
Rizvi said, on the occasion of the Great May Day, the Labor Party will hold a labor rally in front of the BNP office in Nayapaltan tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30 pm and after the rally, a colorful labor rally will start from Nayapaltan and end in front of the National Press Club. In this regard, the labor party has informed the police commissioner in a letter.
He also said that top leaders and labor leaders including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will be present in the rally.
Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP said that according to Bangladesh’s BBS, 73.35 million workers out of 120 million voters. The world has recognized a day for the dignity of the working class, May Day. The most neglected labor society in Bangladesh today. Rising commodity prices, rising cost of living, inconsistency with market prices and low wages make it difficult for the working class to survive now. Also, due to the government’s fascist attitude and the undemocratic labor laws that prioritize the interests of the owners, the labor society is facing various difficulties including harassment everywhere.
Pointing out that workers have been pushed away from their right to organize and free trade union, Rizvi said, the proposed Essential Services Bill 2023 has been enacted to end the right of workers to raise their demands.
He alleged that Fazlur Rahman Kajol, who was imprisoned during the agitation on October 28, was killed without treatment on the balcony floor of the hospital while his hands were handcuffed and his feet were shackled. Four garment workers Anjuara Khatun, Russell Howladar, Jalal Uddin and Md. Imran was shot dead by Awami terrorists and police.