The historic May Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with a renewed pledge to protect the rights of workers and create a labour-friendly working atmosphere.
The day is observed across the world every year since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of workers at the Hay Market in the
Many working people sacrificed their lives on
The Hay Market incident was a source of inspiration for people around the globe. As such, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the labour movement.
The day is a public holiday in
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the working class people of the country and wished their overall welfare, reports BSS.
Zillur said safe environment-friendly working atmosphere, living wages, training, raising benefits and facilities and friendly owner-worker relations are necessary for establishing the rights of workers and ensuring their welfare.
Of the accused, 84 mutineers, including JCO (Junior Commanding Officer) medical assistant Subedar Major Hafizuddin, were present at the Darbar Hall during the February 25 mutiny and they took part in the carnage defying the order of then director general Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed, he said.
A group of jawans, including medical assistants Nayek Subedar Torab Hossain Khan and Monoranjan Sarkar, were involved in removing bodies from the Darbar Hall and its adjacent areas on February 25, the prosecutor added.
At one stage, president of the three-member court BDR DG Maj Gen Md Mainul Islam wanted to know from Torab how many bodies they had removed on that day.
In reply, Torab said they had removed 40 to 42 bodies from
