<i>'En masse</i> resignation won't be accepted'

Project Director Monowar Hossain of state owned Alim Jute Mill in Khulna yesterday said that he would not accept applications of workers and staff who offered to resign en masse to take advantage of Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS).
Because, there is no possibility of closure of the jute mill as Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) chairman has assured of allocation of funds required to buy raw materials and pay arrear wages and salaries of workers and staff, he said.
But he could not say when funds would be placed to dispel doubts among workers and staff regarding closure of the jute mill.
The en masse resignation offer of workers and staff has not at all affected normal production at the mill, which is the lone profit earning enterprise among six others in Khulna-Jessore industrial belt, the project director claimed.
President of Alim Jute Mill (AJM) Workers' Union Abdus Salam said workers submitted resign letters under the VRS but they have not stopped work. Workers are hoping for the best and also preparing for the worst, he said.