News Desk :
Thousands of bidi workers staged rally on Saturday ahead of International May Day in the city and Kushtia, Pabna, Bogura Tangail, Barisal, Patuakhali and some other districts.
They also brought out processions with various placards and posters to raise their demands.
The Bidi Sramik Federation president M K Bangali presided over in the central rally at in front Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka, while federation Executive Member Anwar Hossain moderated the function.
The leaders asked the workers to be united to press home their demand by taking the lesson of bloodshed history of the Labor Day.
The leaders discussed the miserable days of bidi workers as factories are being closed day by day followed by conspiracy of a vested quarter.
They demanded the government to take necessary measures to save the bidi industry to ensure the livelihood of millions of workers and their family members.
The discussants also expressed their commitment to do everything if need to meet their demands.
