8-hour bus strike in Ctg
Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at different bus stops in Chittagong city for eight hours from 6:00am yesterday as a transport workers' union enforced strike, protesting attack on one of their leaders by his rivals in Ukhia upazila headquarters on Monday.
No bus on 19 routes could leave the port city during the strike, causing suffering to the passengers bound for Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, and other places of Chittagong district.
Arakan Road Transport Workers' Union enforced the strike for an indefinite period. They called off their programme at 2:00pm after Chittagong Police Superintendent (SP) ZA Morshed assured them of taking necessary actions against the attackers.
Amol Barua, General Secretary of the Ukhia unit of Arakan Road Transport Workers' Union, came under attack by his rivals over illegal toll collection at the upazila headquarters on Monday. He received severe injuries and is now undergoing treatment at Cox's Bazar General Hospital.
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