Dhaka, May 26 -- All the civil service cadres barring Administration will observe a two-day 'pen-down' strike - essentially a work abstention without shutting down the office - starting Tuesday to meet their demands, under the banner of the Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council.

Officials from the 25 civil service cadres under ICDEC will observe the program across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9am to 12pm, the ICDEC said in a press release on Monday.

However, emergency services, including hospital emergency departments, will remain outside the purview of the pen-down strike.

According to the press release, 12 members from across the 25 cadres were recently suspended temporarily for posting on social media.

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