Dhaka, April 23 -- Making allegations of 'unwarranted interference' and 'authoritarian behaviour' of the concerned ministry, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) scientists and officials have called for restoring full autonomy of their organisation.

They made the demand at a press conference held at its headquarters, following a sit-in the city's Shere Bangla Nagar area.

To press home their demand, three platforms of the BAEC officials would hold sit-in programs on Wednesday and Thursday across all offices under the BAEC.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr ASM Saifullah, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association (BAESA) president, said they had to come up with the demand in the wake of prevailing discriminatory behaviour against ...