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Ansars abstain from duty

1 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi

Thirty-three Ansar members working at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) abstained from work for three and a half hours yesterday protesting non-payment of increased salary. "We are not getting increased salaries since May due to delay in approval by Ruet authorities", said district adjutant of Ansars M Shah Alam. He said that the government increased in May their salaries to Tk 180 from Tk 110 a day but they are not getting the increased amount. At around 11:30am, when Ruet's founding anniversary was continuing, the ansar members went to the Ruet authorities to know the fate of their increased salaries, said witnesses. Failing to get a satisfactory answer, they returned to their camp on the campus and sat in front of the camp gate for over three hours from 12am refraining from duty. Contacted, Ruet registrar Dr Murtuza Ali said, the decision regarding the increased salaries was delayed as they could not hold the university's finance committee's meeting.