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Rail strike brings Bangladesh to a standstill

TRAINS were cancelled across Bangladesh today as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, affecting tens of thousands of passengers and freight transport.

Bangladesh Railway Running Staff and Workers Union acting president Saidur Rahman said the strike had been called after a meeting with the interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus failed to reach a deal on Monday night.

Mr Rahman warned that the industrial action would continue indefinitely if the government rejects the union’s demands.

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