BSS journalists, employees go on hunger strike for salary
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Journalists and employees of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Monday went on hunger strike and sit-in programme for payment of salary as per the seventh Wage Board Award, reports BSS.brThey also told the BSS management at a meeting in the agency news room that if the salary was not paid, they would take a tougher action programme to realise their demand.brSpeakers expressed their anguish as they were not paid salaries for three months as per the seventh Wage Board Award and the arrears of the sixth Wage Board Award.