Dhaka, June 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the government is putting pressure on people to pay various taxes and utility bills at a time when it should put those on hold.
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শ্রমিকদের বেতন ভাতা আদায়ে উদ্যোগ নিন -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলণ বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, করোনা পরিস্থিতিতে দেশের লাখ লাখ শ্রমিক বেতন না পেয়ে, চাকুরি হারিয়ে মানবেতর জীবন যাপন করছে। হাজার হাজার শ্রমিক করোনা পরিস্থিরি মধ্যেও বেতন ভাতার জন্য রাজপথে বিক্ষোভ করছে।
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