Editorial
Fake CBA leader in custody
Sordid disclosures
Muzzafar Ali Musa, according to media reports, lost his job in Sonali Bank in 1991 having been found guilty of forging testimonials and document he had submitted at the time of his appointment in 1979. Even though jobless, he continued to head the CBA Faridpur region as its de-facto leader until he was arrested. He exercised his party line influence and continued to intimidate both staff and officers of the bank as a self-styled leader. He allegedly even extracted money from them on all sorts of pretexts.Labour leaders wielding some kind of authority without any job is not an unknown phenomenon. Then there is a question of more than one CBA officially representing respective segments of the labour constituencies. It must be pointed out that some CBAs have been instrumental in hindering the independent and smooth functioning of not only our productive sectors but also management of commercial organisations. It is common knowledge that the leaders of most of the CBAs are so powerful having the support of successive ruling parties that they are often seen to dictate the day to day management of nearly all the public enterprises. It is, therefore, high time that the government seriously looked into all aspects of trade unionism to make it conform to modern standards of employer-employee relationship. Serious consideration should be given to reforming the existing labour laws that regulate the activities of the CBA as a whole. While reforming the laws and regulations special attention should be given to the jurisdiction, scope and the authority to be vested in the CBA. The present government being non-partisan and nonpolitical in character with its high commitment to overall good governance is ideally suited to start the ball rolling in the right direction.
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