The Bangladesh Palli Bidyut Association has suspended its “mass leave” programme and urged all officers and employees to return to work. Considering the overall situation in the country and the public suffering, we have decided to suspend the ongoing programme, keeping faith in the government and the advisor.”“All employees of the Palli Bidyut Samity are requested to rejoin their workplaces. According to the association, instead of implementing the committees’ recommendations, REB created instability through “harassment and repression” of Palli Bidyut Samity employees. At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Saturday, Anju Rani Malakar, assistant secretary of the Palli Bidyut Association, presented four demands of the protesters. Administrative action against corrupt officials and employees of the Rural Electrification Board in line with regulations.

Source: bd News24 September 12, 2025 16:25 UTC