Police detained at least four non-cadre officials from Bangladesh’s Secretariat on Thursday afternoon as protests escalated over a demand for a 20% ‘Secretariat allowance’. The detainees include Badiul Kabir, president of one faction of the Secretariat Officers’ Association, and Shahin Golam Rabbani, vice president of the same group, along with two others from the Health Ministry. They were taken into custody around 4 p.m. and transported in a prison van. The detentions followed a tense standoff the previous day, when protesters held the finance adviser confined for nearly six hours, pressing for a government order to implement the allowance. Although officials had promised to issue the order by Monday, demonstrators continued their sit-in after the commitment was not fulfilled. Police have since reinforced security across the Secretariat compound. The incident underscores growing frustration among non-cadre government employees over pay disparities and delayed administrative reforms. Authorities have yet to confirm whether disciplinary or legal actions will follow, while unions warn that further detentions could intensify the standoff.
২০ শতাংশ ‘সচিবালয় ভাতা’র দাবিতে আন্দোলন করা সচিবালয়ের নন-ক্যাডার কর্মকর্তা-কর্মচারীদের অন্তত চারজনকে পুলিশ হেফাজতে নিয়েছে। বৃহস্পতিবার (১১ ডিসেম্বর) বিকাল চারটার দিকে তাদের আটক করে প্রিজন ভ্যানে তোলে পুলিশ। হেফাজতে নেওয়া কর্মচারীদের মধ্যে রয়েছেন—জন
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