Government officials and employees protested in front of the chief adviser’s official residence, Jamuna, on Friday, demanding the announcement of the ninth national pay scale. Defying a police barricade at Shahbagh, the protesters marched towards Jamuna at around 11:30am on Friday and began demonstrating in front of the residence. We are talking to the protesters so that they move elsewhere.”Earlier, protesters from across the country gathered at the Shaheed Minar and started marching towards chief adviser's residence Jamuna around 11am. After the protesters reached Jamuna, police again tried to remove them. When the protesters refused to leave, police resorted to baton charges and later fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 06, 2026 07:11 UTC