, May 25 -- The Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Workers Federation on Sunday termed the newly issued 'Policy on Temporary Daily-Based Worker Engagement 2025' as misleading, incomplete, and a ploy to institutionalize worker exploitation.

The remark came at a press conference held at the National Press Club.

In a written statement, the federation's General Secretary Golam Sarwar said that agricultural farm workers are entitled to various benefits as per the "Policy on Recruitment and Control of Agricultural Farm Workers." While most research institutions under the Ministry of Agriculture follow this policy, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) often fails to comply, he alleged.

He also said the Finance Ministry has iss...