UNB, Khulna :
CBA and non-CBA Oikya Parishad of eight state owned jute mills in Khulna has enforced a 3-hour road-railway blockade in the city to press home their five-point demands.
The blockade that began at 11.00am will continue till 2.00pm in three areas-Notun Rasta intersection area, Gilatola area and Rajghat area-of the city, said Mohammad Sohrab Uddin, convener of the Parishad.
Vehicular movement and rail communication on the Jessore-Khulna routes remained suspended due to the blockade.
Major demands of the Parishad include adequate budgetary allocation for the state-run jute mills, payment of wages, dues of the jute mill workers.
The eight jute mills are-Crescent Jute Mills, Platinum Jute Mills, Khalispur Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Alim Jute Mills, Eastern Jute Mills, Jessore Jute Mills and Carpeting Jute Mills.
