, Nov. 2 -- Officials and employees of General Sales Agents (GSAs) of foreign airlines formed a human chain on Sunday, demanding that the existing GSA appointment law remain unchanged to prevent money laundering, ensure regulatory compliance of foreign carriers, protect local employment, and maintain quality passenger services.

Speakers at the human chain held in front of the Jatiya Press Club, said nearly 50,000 people are directly or indirectly employed in the operations of foreign airlines' GSAs.

They warned that if the GSA appointment law is revoked to favor foreign airlines, thousands of local jobs could be lost and accountability of foreign carriers within Bangladesh's legal framework would weaken, increasing passenger grievances....