Meter readers demand permanent job

Contractual meter readers and messengers of Palli Bidyut Samity (rural electrification association) yesterday sought the prime minister's intervention to make their job permanent within this year.
They made the demand at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in the capital, said a press release.
They threatened tough agitation programmes if their demand is not met.
On a contractual basis, about 30,000 youths have been serving 70 associations of Palli Bidyut in the country for long, the release said.
It added that the work is the same for employees on a contractual basis and permanent workers.
They claimed they have already requested the prime minster, power secretary, chairman and high officials of the samity before to make their jobs permanent, but they did not pay heed to the requests.