Move to make T&T company protested

BTTPC also took out a procession on the Agrabad T&T office premises in the city at 11am. They held the rally as part of the programmes announced by the BTTPC central committee.

Speakers at the rally said the state owned T&T board has recommended to the prime minister to make it a company only in the interest of capitalists of home and abroad.

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"The workers and employees of Telephone and Telegraph board will foil the move to turn it a company anyhow," they said.

They also demanded of the authorities to offer 10 lakh cellular phones through T&T in the market immediately.

BTTPC Chittagong unit president Abdullah Mohiuddin presided. CBA general secretary of Chittagong region unit Mohammed Lokman Hossain, senior vice president Nurul Islam, joint secretary Abdul Malek, organising secretary Saber Ahmed, Mohammed Anwarullah, Aiyube Chowdhury, Abdus Sukkur and Abdul Quader Talukder also spoke at the rally.