President of Tea Workers Union Sylhet Valley Raju Gowala told the Dhaka Tribune that workers of Kalagul, Keowachhara and Tarapur were deprived of fair price rice due to unknown reason, although people of the tea gardens were in badly need of government assitance. He said: “Only 160 tea workers out of 2,260 at Lakkatua Tea Estate while 57 labourers out of 2,000 have got ration cards. According to the Tea Workers Union, a tea worker gets only Tk85 as wage after plucking 23 kilograms of tea leaves every day. Workers of three tea estates submitted a memorandum to deputy commission on Thursday, demanding rice at fair price. President of Tea Workers Union Sylhet Valley Raju Gowala, Lakkatur Panchayet President Situ Lohar and Tarapur tea garden Panchayet President Choiton Modi, among others, were the people who submitted memorandum to the deputy commissioner.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 21, 2016 19:07 UTC