Workers to block Sylhet Airport Road on May 4

Equal opportunities are no longer enough to bring the tea workers in Bangladesh out of their current conditions.

Many tea plantation workers continued their protest yesterday, disregarding their union leaders’ agreement on the withdrawal of ongoing strike demanding pay hike.

Many tea garden workers last night vowed to continue their protests for Tk 300 daily wage, hours after they called off their strike following the prime minister's directives for raising their daily wage from Tk 120 to Tk 145.

Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Mir Nahid Ahsan has said the daily wage of tea workers has been increased from Tk 120 to Tk 145, on the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Tea workers blocked the Sylhet-Moulvibazar highway and Moulvibazar-Borolekha road on the eighth day of their strike demanding Tk 300 daily wage.

Tea is a sector that requires time and patience. The problem with our new entrepreneurs is that they all want instant yields.

Demanding a pay hike, tea garden workers across the country yesterday went on an indefinite work abstention.

Tea garden workers across the country started an indefinite work abstention this morning (August 13, 2022) in demand of a wage hike.

Bone-chilling cold wave accompanied by mild wind in the last few days have disrupted normal life in Sreemangal of the district. Especially poor people living in tea gardens in the upazila are more vulnerable as they are passing days in extreme misery without warm clothes.