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Government officials staged demonstrations for the 11th consecutive day at the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the 'Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025'.
The protesters staged a demonstration in front of the No 4 building of the Secretariat around 11 am and brought out a procession, UNB reports.
Later, they staged a sit-in in front of the Cabinet Division and submitted two memorandums to Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed and Law Adviser Asif Nazrul seeking the cancellation of the ordinance.
Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees Unity Forum, an alliance of all staff and officers' associations, led the protest.
Forum Co-Chairman Md Nurul Islam said, "There is no indication of a dearness allowance in the national budget unveiled on Monday. Instead, this black law has been imposed on us. We will announce fresh action programme.”
He also threatened to go for a tougher movement if they don’t get a positive response by June 15, he said.
After the end of the demonstration and the sit-in programme, the protesters submitted memorandums to the two advisers.
The ordinance issued on May 25 allows for the dismissal of government employees through a simple show-cause notice for four types of disciplinary violations, bypassing formal departmental proceedings.
The draft of the ordinance was approved at a meeting of the Advisory Council on May 22.
The secretariat staff associations have been jointly protesting the ordinance since May 24.