Sunday's 'Rude' Behavior
BSRI DG replaced
Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) in the district has been withdrawn from charge.
The 'stand release order' on Md Khairul Bashar, signed by Minakhhi Bormon, senior assistant secretary of Agriculture Ministry, came to the DG office on Monday.
BSRI director Kamal Humayun replaced Bashar yesterday, said office assistant Eunus Ali.
On Sunday afternoon, scientists and workers of institute went on an indefinite strike, demanding removal of the DG Bashar for his alleged autocratic attitude.
They went to the room of Bashar to discuss their long-stalled demand of promotion for the staffs in the morning.
At this, the DG asked the on duty ansar to open fire on them, said SAK Eusuf Zai, an official at BSRI.
Earlier, we started demonstration in July last year, demanding promotion for over 40 scientists and workers but the DG turned a deaf ear, said the official.
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