Bidi workers formed human chain for five demands in Khulna

Staff Reporter :
Khulna Zilla Bidi Workers Sangram Parishad on Tuesday formed human chain in front of the Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry office to press home their five demands, to reduce tariffs on bidis in the budget for the next 2023-24 fiscal year.
About thousands of bidi workers gathered in front of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry Office and staged demonstrations there in the morning.
Their demands are reduction of tariff from Tk 18 to Tk 16 on bidis in the forthcoming 2023-24 budget, stopping all revenue evasion bidis including unverified (online) licences, withdrawal of income tax on bidis, increasing the price of low quality cigarettes from Tk 40 to Tk 50 and stopping the aggression of British American Tobacco.
Bangladesh Bidi Workers Federation General Secretary Abdur Rahman, Joint-Secretary Harik Hossain, Anower Hossain were present in the programme among others.