Mongla dockers stop fast unto death

Sacked dockworkers of Mongla Port withdrew their fast unto death programme on Thursday night as Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque assured them of meeting their demand after consultation with authorities concerned.
Many of the sacked 3,000 dock workers along with members of their families joined the fast unto death programme from Wednesday morning on the compound of Mongla Sramik Sangha office to press home five-point demand including their reinstatement and abolition of Management Board ordinance.
Additional District Magistrate of Bagerhat Zakir Hossain, Mongla upazila chairman Iddris Ali Ijaradar, Vice Chairman Noor Alam, former pourasava chairman Sheikh Abdus Salam, UNO Saidur Rahman CPB Presidium Member Sheikh Moniruzzaman, AL leader Tipu Sultan and Mongla Sramik Sangha General Secretary Shahabuddin Ahmed were present when sacked dockers withdrew their programme.
Ten of the 30 dockers who fell sick during observance of the programme were admitted to Mongla hospital at 8:00pm on Thursday. Of them, Amjad, 42, and Shamsur Rahman, 48, were shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital the same night as their condition deteriorated, said Mongla upazila Chairman Idris Ali.