Ministry issues public notice on railway running staff's strike plan

A train of Bangladesh Railway. (File photo)

Dhaka, January 27: The public notice states that the running staff of Bangladesh Railway (those working on running trains) have announced a strike from January 28, 2025. As a result, there is a risk of disruption to rail traffic and extreme passenger suffering across the country.

In this regard, Bangladesh Railways and the Ministry of Railways are quite sincere and making every effort to fulfill their demands/demands. The demands of the running staff have already been sent from the Ministry of Railways to the Ministry of Finance. Bilateral discussions are also ongoing in this regard along with correspondence. As a result of the sincere efforts of the Ministry of Railways, their running allowance has already been increased from 75 percent to 100 percent.

In addition, the conditions of minimum 8 hours and 100 miles distance for getting mileage allowance have also been relaxed. The Ministry of Railways is quite sincere and making every effort to realize other demands of the running staff. In this situation, a sincere appeal is being made to all officials/employees of Bangladesh Railway to withdraw the previously announced movement program and continue the normal operations of the railway.

It further states that Bangladesh Railway is a service organization.

The main task of the railway is to operate trains while continuing to provide the highest level of service to the passengers. To that end, Bangladesh Railway and the Ministry of Railways are making every effort to resolve any problems and demands of the workers and employees through dialogue. The Ministry of Railways is also maintaining effective communication with the Ministry of Finance to realize the demands of the running staff.

In this situation, considering the suffering of the passengers, the ministry believes that the running staff will withdraw the previously announced movement program and take initiatives to resolve the problems through dialogue.

This public notice has been issued under the signature of the Ministry's Public Relations Officer Rezaul Karim Siddiqui. – PID Handout