Rail operations suspended all over the country

Railways operations have been suspended all over the country from early Wednesday as the staffers including locomasters of Bangladesh Railway stopped working in order to press home their demands.

Asim Kumar Talukder, general manager (West) of Bangladesh Railway confirmed the news. 

He said: " The rail staffers suspended their operations without giving any prior notice seeking 75 percent running allowance along with other retirement benefits."

"We came to know about it around 5:30am," he added.

Earlier in January, running staffers threatened to go on strike to press home demands.

However, they postponed the programme following the assurance of Railways Ministry Secretary Humayun Kabir.