Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Medical technologists and pharmacists across the country staged a two-hour work stoppage on Sunday, demanding that their salaries be upgraded to the 10th grade of the national pay scale.
They cautioned that they would enforce a prolonged shutdown of health services if the authorities fail to respond.
Under the banner of the Medical Technologists and Pharmacists 10th Grade Implementation Council, the strike was observed in all hospitals from 9am to 11am.
The organisations warned that if the demand remains unmet, they will launch a full-day shutdown of healthcare operations from December 4.
"We have been pressing for 10th-grade wages for 31 years, yet it still hasn't been implemented," said Tushar Ahmed Niloy, head of the...