Dhaka, March 1 -- Officials from 25 different cadres have announced a full-day work stoppage across Bangladesh on Sunday, demanding an end to inter-cadre discrimination.

The decision was made during a meeting of the Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council, representing 25 cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, on Saturday evening, said Muhammad Mofizur Rahman, coordinator of the council, while speaking to bdnews24.com.

He said, "Recently, 13 officials from the 25 cadres were temporarily suspended over trivial matters such as Facebook posts. However, no action has been taken against administration cadre officials for similar actions. The administration cadre has taken advantage of the discriminatory state system to hinder...