STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Conspiracies are being hatched openly to provoke the working class, said adviser to the interim government Asif Mahmud on the recent labour unrest yesterday. The adviser made this comment in response to a question from reporters after a coordination meeting on “Reviewing the Current Labor Situation” at the Secretariat in Dhaka.

When asked whether, like previous governments, the current administration also attributes labour unrest to conspiracies, the adviser said, “The official page of the Awami League, which operates from abroad, published content yesterday [Saturday] clearly intended to provoke workers. I noticed it, and the conspiracy is evident to all social media users. You [journalists] should play a role in countering this. We are doing our part.”

He said workers did not respond to Awami League’s recent calls for mobilisation, saying, “It didn’t appeal to

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