Railway workers have launched protests at Dhaka's Kamalapur train station to press home several demands, including permanent employment for temporary hires and the payment of dues.
They began demonstrating outside the station's administration office at 9 am on Sunday, according to Ferdous Ahmed Biswas, chief of Dhaka Railway (Kamalapur) Police Station.
The disgruntled workers were also staging protests near the residences of railway high-ups while chanting different slogans, according to bdnews24.com.
“Workers are still protesting but they are doing it quite peacefully near the administration office. There’s no disorder here,” said Biswas, adding the situation at the station was normal.
He said the Railway Temporary Labour Council has been leading the movement in favour of temporary workers. General railway workers have also joined them.
The workers threatened to escalate protests if their demands were not fulfilled soon, according to Biswas.
