Dhaka, May 1 -- Former chief of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim sees no change in the fate of labourers after the July Uprising that had the eradication of discrimination at its core.

Speaking at a May Day rally of the Garment Workers Trade Union in front of Mukti Bhaban in Purana Paltan on Thursday, he said: "A mass uprising occurred in the country last July, it was called the student-public mass uprising. It was said that its aim was to remove discrimination."

"If you call it an anti-discrimination [movement], why are the prices of necessities rising? Why don't workers' wages go up?" he asked.

"Salaries rise by Tk 5, the price of commodities leap by Tk 10. You must raise salaries. This discrimination can...