The demands include issuing a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) to transfer the manpower of all the development projects, which started after July 1, 1997, under revenue sector, scale-based salary and reinstatement of 6,500 employees of various projects who were sacked.

Referring to the SRO no.183 issued on June 20, 2005, Munshi Mostafizur Rahman, president of the council said, "What kind of 'farce' is it that development projects starting after June 30, 1997 will be transferred under revenue sector except for its manpower?"

Moreover, the employees who worked hard at the development projects for 5-15 years will have to get the job once again through competitive examinations, he added.

General Secretary Shirajul Islam, Vice President SM Jashim Uddin, Joint General Secretary Mohi ul Kashem and Convenor of the sub-committee to implement demands Alim ul Bahar also spoke on the occasion.

They said that the government would face economical crisis to conduct the new recruitment process and such development projects would lose skilled manpower.

The leaders alleged that the issue of transferring the manpower of development projects is not implemented due to bureaucratic complexity even after the direction of the prime minister.