Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ফেডারেশন) or BRTWF was established in 1991, after Shajahan Khan successfully united Truck, Bus and Automobile Workers Federations. It is currently the largest trade union in Bangladesh.[1][2]
বাংলাদেশ সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ফেডারেশন | |
| Nickname | Poribohon Sromik Federation |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1991 |
| Purpose | Workers welfare |
| Headquarters | Motijheel Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
President | Shajahan Khan |
Secretary General | Osman Ali |
Key people | Sadiqur Rahman Hiru Abdur Rahim Box Dudu Soto Monir Mofizul Haque Shamsur Rahman Humayun Kabir |
| Affiliations | JSF BJSL ITUC WFTU |
Former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan is the incumbent President of the Federation. Osman Ali is the General Secretary, Sadiqur Rahman Hiru is the Organiser. Abdur Rahim Box Dudu, Mofizul Haque Bebu, Tajul Islam are vice-presidents. Humayun Kabir Khan, Jubayer Jakir, Shojib Ali, Rofiqul Islam, M.A. Majid and Abul Bahar serve as joint-secretary of the central committee. Soto Monir MP is the board chair of the Tangail district.[2][3]
Criticism edit
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation was heavily criticised for their role in the 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests.[4][5] They were once accused of snatching newspapers that criticised their leader.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation | Prothom Alo". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b "সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ফেডারেশনের সভাপতি শাজাহান খান, সাধারণ সম্পাদক ওসমন আলী | দৈনিক স্বাধীন বাংলা". dailyswadhinbangla.com. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2018-08-05). "4 Daily Star journalists assaulted". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ Alam, Julhas (2018-08-04). "Many injured as police, protesters clash in Bangladesh". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ Report, Star (2011-08-23). "Newspapers snatched". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-10.