The indefinite strike of tea workers demanding higher wages has been called off as the new wage of tea workers was fixed at Tk145.
Bangladesh Tea Workers Union General Secretary Nripen Pal announced the new wages and the withdrawal of the ongoing work break after a meeting at the office of the Divisional Department of Labour in Srimangal, Moulvibazar on Saturday.
Earlier, the tea workers' agitation was going on for the eighth day demanding a daily wage of Tk300.
During the strike, despite several meetings with the government and the owners, the tea workers had announced to continue the agitation for an indefinite period as there was no solution to the wage problem.
In the meeting, the former chief whip of the Bangladesh Parliament, Dr Abdus Shahid, Director General of Labor Department Khaled Mamun Chowdhury, Moulvibazar Superintendent of Police Md Makhan Lal Karmakar, President of Zakaria Tea Workers Union Bijay Hazra, labour leaders and government officials were present there.