Transport movement on Dhaka-Chattogram highway remained suspended for two hours as workers of a jute mill blocked the highway in Cumilla, demanding arrears of last five months and Eid bonus.

Another jute mill worker, who fell sick during a hunger strike and later joined work after recovery, has died at a hospital in Khulna.

Workers of nine state-run jute mills in Khulna industrial belt postpone their indefinite hunger strike for three days following a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian last night.

Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial belt yesterday demonstrated to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of their dues and implementation of their new wage board.

Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna have been staging a day-long demonstration to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of pending salary and implementation of a wage commission.

Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna are continuing their demonstration to press home a 11-point demand, including payment of due salary and implementation of a wage commission.

Workers of state-owned jute mills will get their arrear wages ahead of the Eid, thanks to an allocation of Tk 169.14 crore by the government.

The government has allocated Tk 169.14 crore to pay a portion of the arrears of the state-owned jute mill workers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. The payment has to be completed through bank accounts of workers, according to letters issued by Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Textile and Jute.

The government is going to allocate Tk 200 crore to pay a portion of the arrears of workers and officials of state-owned jute mills ahead of the Eid, officials said yesterday.

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region suspend their indefinite strike after getting assurance that their demands would be met.

A new labour rights combine demands that the government clears all arrears of the state-run jute mill workers by 20th Ramadan (May 26).