Agitated workers of Barapukuria coal mine in Dinajpur demonstrated on Sunday and gave an ultimatum of 72 hours to fulfill their demand of payment of eight months' arrears.
The workers gathered for a meeting at the mine’s entrance after a demonstration in the area and handed over a memorandum of the demands to the representative of the mine authorities around noon.
“If the demands are not met by April 27 noon, the workers will take position in front of the mine’s entrance along with their family members and celebrate a joyless Eid-ul-Fitr there,” said Robiul Islam, president of Barapukuria Miners' and Workers' Union.
“Some 700 workers are struggling as eight months’ wages are due,” he added.
The demonstrators also demanded that they be allowed to join work.
On January 30, coal extraction was suspended temporarily at the country’s lone mine after around 125 Bangladeshi officials and 50 Chinese officials, including the managing director, tested positive for Covid-19.
