Dhaka: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has stated that the nation’s industries cannot progress if workers are not granted their fair rights, emphasizing that without workers’ efforts, industries will fall behind. “The relationship between employers and workers should be one of brotherhood, not enmity. If the workers survive, the country’s industries will survive, and if the industries survive, the workers will ultimately survive,” he remarked at a gathering at Paltan.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman was addressing a ‘mammoth workers’ rally’ organized by the Bangladesh Workers’ Welfare Federation to mark ‘International Workers’ Day’ at Paltan intersection. The event was presided over by the Federation’s central president and former MP ANM Shamsul Islam, with General Secretary Advocate Atiqur Rahman conducting the meeting.
Prominent figures such as Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir and former central president of the Federation Prof Mujibur Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, and former MP Dr. AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad were present as special guests. Others included Dhaka City South Jamaat Amir Nurul Islam Bulbul, Federation Central Senior Vice-President Professor Harunur Rashid Khan, and Dhaka North City Nayeb-e-Amir Engr Golam Mustafa.
Dr. Shafiqur pointed out that a certain group is exploiting the situation by creating artificial crises and conflicts between employers and workers. He warned that workers often end up destroying their workplaces by becoming entangled in these conspiracies. “We want an end to all kinds of conflicts between workers and employers,” he stated.
He further noted that workers and working people are subjected to various forms of oppression and are often deprived of their fair rights. Workers are not adequately valued in mills, factories, and industries, he added. “If we truly want to build a sustainable and peaceful Bangladesh, then everyone will have to construct the society with mutual respect and love,” he urged.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman expressed hope for a society characterized by mutual love and respect between employers and workers, which he identified as the main task of the Workers Welfare Federation.