Work at Bangladesh’s busy Chittagong Port came to a standstill today as dock workers observed a strike demanding reinstatement of about 2,200 fellow workers, terminated during the past military-backed interim government.

Port officials said the dock workers stopped loading and unloading of goods in 13 general cargo berths since morning.

“They workers are staging protest rallies and processions in the port
area to realise their four-point demand,” a police official said on
phone.

The UNB news agency, however, quoting port officials said loading
activities of two ships and unloading of three ships in the general
cargo berth remained suspended but the operation of container ships is
normal.

The port workers last week threatened to call a strike for an
indefinite period from January 12 if their four-point demand was not
met by January 11 deadline.

Source: PTI

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