Ctg port strike postponed till 15 Feb

Hours after announcing the continuation of their ongoing indefinite strike at Chattogram Port, the leaders of Chattogram Bandar Rakkha Sangram Parishad decided late Sunday night to postpone the movement untill 15 February.

Parishad Coordinator Humyun Kabir told Daily Sun over the phone at around 1:00am that the decision was taken in view of the 13th national election and the start of the upcoming month of Ramadan.

Parishad Coordinator Humyun Kabir told the Daily Sun over the phone around 1am that the decision was taken in view of the upcoming national election and the need to release imported cargo ahead of Ramadan.

He said the next course of action would be announced later if the crisis over punitive measures taken by the port authority against the protesting employees is not resolved.

The punitive actions include the arrest of five employees, filing of a GD, sending letters to the Anti-Corruption Commission, transfers, cancellation of allotted quarters and the suspension of 16 employees.