Officers and employees of Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) called off their planned mass leave and mass resignation programme after discussion with the chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) and Power Division on Tuesday considering current flood situation in the country.
In a joint statement, three coordinators of the PBS Anti-Discrimination Movement--Abdul Hakim, Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan and Ranjan Kumar Das--said that they have called off the programme after getting assurance from the BREB and Power Division that they will consider their demands, UNB reports.
“The mass resignation and mass leave programme have been withdrawn against the backdrop of the requests from the mass people,” it said.
Approximately 40,000 employees and officers from 80 PBSs nationwide have been vocal about their demands, particularly following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
Their primary concerns include ending discrimination in service terms and securing permanent employment status. In response, they threatened mass leave and resignations if their demands were not met.
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