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BSP has no right to talk about Wage Board award’
Leaders of three federations of newspapers and news agen cies and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Thursday said. Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parlshad (BSP) an organisation of a few owners of newspapers has no lawful right to talk about the Wage Board award*, reports BSS.
In a joint statement Thursday. they said the Supreme Court and the High Court tn their verdict had clearly staled that the BSP had no locus standi to talk about the newspaper employee* Wage Board mmrd*. But by Ignoring the verdicts of the courts, the BSP had been indulging In contempt of courts, they added.
The leaders called upon the BSP to be respectful to the rule of law and the verdicts of the Supreme Court and the High Court.
In the joint statement, issued tn protest against the BSP's version published in a section of newspapers on July 25. the federations and the union leaders thanked the BSP for showing -generosity- in accepting the Wage Board in principle after hatching out successive conspiracies and lodging cases
They said, we are for real implementation of the Wage Board awards and waiting for the salary date.' They called upon the owners to be mentally prepared for any eventualities if any unwanted Incidents happen on that day.
The categorically said that the BSP had no scope to identify the Wage Board, which was constituted under the 1974. act. as "Ershad-conspiracy." We have given in the past our detailed stand in this regard. they added.
The leaders said, the BSP did not give any reply regarding the benefits. Its members enjoyed from Ershad. No owners could cite any examples that any newspaper had been closed down account of Implementing the Wage Board awards. But on the contrary, they said. It was noticed that some body coming to the capital from far-flung areas of the country had built up huge wealth and influence by managing to publish a newspaper somenow
They said, the BSP. in its bld to deprive the journalists and workers of their legitimate rights, rather had become engaged in internal funds among its members.
The newspapers under the trusts are also the members of the BSP. they said adding the BSP itself perhaps does not know what it means by terming the Wage Board as conspiracy of the Trust news
The Raders said, we want to make it clear that the responsibility to run some abandoned newspapers' was given to the Trust instead of to some autocratic private owners at the decision and demand of the union.
The signatories to the statement are Reazuddln Ahmed and Amanuilah Kabir. President and Secretary General of BFUJ. Zahlrul Haq and Ruhul Amin Gazi. President and General Secretary of DUJ. Mosharraf Hossain and Bazlur Rahman. President and Secretary General of BNEF. and Jahangir Kabir and Mir Mozammel Hossain. President and Secretary General of BNKF.