United News of Bangladesh

Railway employees in Natore blocked railway tracks on Thursday demanding the immediate implementation of the ninth pay scale. The demonstration began around 10 am at the Natore Railway Station platform where employees of the Railway Engineering Department held a rally. Later, the protesters sat on the tracks, halting train services. Inter-city Chilahati Express bound for Dhaka from Chilahati, was stranded at the station due to the blockade. No decision yet on implementing proposed pay scale: Energy Adviser The protesters vacated the tracks after half an hour, allowing normal train operations to resume. During the protest, Mizanur Rahman, central president of the Railway Engineering Department Employees Association along with financial secretary Robiul Islam and other leaders, addressed the gathering and urged the government to implement the ninth pay scale without delay.