Workers' public rally protesting handover of Chattogram Port terminal to foreign company

A port-dock workers' public rally was held today, Friday, at 3 PM, convened by the Combined Workers and Employees Federation in protest of handing over the Chattogram Port terminal to a foreign company. Worker and employee leaders addressed the rally. Warning that the country's main seaport Chattogram Port's profitable NCT and container terminals cannot be handed over to foreign companies, speakers at the rally said that tougher agitation programmes will be announced if necessary.

For the sake of the country and national interest, the operation of Chattogram Port's container terminals must be continued through domestic institutions. Presided over by Federation President Md. Harun, the workers' public rally was held at the Shaheed Minar premises on Chattogram Port Colony Road No. 12. Nationalist Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal Chattogram Divisional President AM Nazim Uddin was present as the chief guest. Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal Central President Alhaj Anwar Hossain was the main speaker.

Chattogram Port Combined Workers and Employees Federation General Secretary and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal Chattogram Divisional General Secretary Kazi Sheikh Nurullah Bahar was present as a special guest.