Savar, May 1 -- Speakers at a workers' rally on Friday said that the rising cost of living is making life increasingly difficult for working people, urging immediate steps to ease the burden and strengthen social protection measures.

They made the call at a rally held in Savar marking the historic May Day under the slogan "Reduce the prices of essential commodities, save workers."

Participants at the rally called for the introduction of ration and health cards for workers and the expansion of social protection programmes in the national budget.

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The rally was organised by the Labour Working Group of the Democratic Budget Movement (DBM) and held in the afternoon at Murti Mor in Hemayetpur Bus Stan...