Several hundred bidi workers and leaders have placed six-point demands, including withdrawn of extra tax and advanced income tax on bidi to run the trading and production smoothly.
They arranged a press briefing to inform their demands to the journalists at National Press Club in the capital on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation President M K Bangali placed the demands in a written speech to the journalists.
Several lakh employees, including widow, paralyzed and illiterate men, will be lost their jobs if the present tax and advanced income tax from the current fiscal year to be continue, the bidi leader claimed.
the home-grown industry will face severe problem for hiking tax on the bidi while the cigarette companies will take extra benefits by increasing the tax on bidi and advanced tax on the industry, M K Banglai said.
He urged the authorities concerned to ensure the opportunity of six days working in every week.
The government should be withdrawn the extra tax and advanced income tax on the bidi to run the industry to ensure the livelihood of several lakh bidi workers, he continued.
Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation Executive President Amin Uddin BSc, its General Secretary Abdur Rahman, Central Joint Secretary Herik Hossain, Organizing Secretary Abdul Gafur,Women Affiars Seretary Maya Begum, and Publicity Secretary Sirazul Islam, among other, were present in the program.
