Transport strike starts in 10 dists today
Transport owners and workers yesterday called an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division from today.
The strike will start this morning in 10 districts of Khulna division to press home six-point demands, said transport owners and workers of the region.
The demands include end to extortion, traffic jam and harassment to passengers and motor workers at Dauladia ferry ghat, said Azizul Alam Mintu, president of Bangladesh Poribahan Shromik Samity at a press conference held in Jessore town yesterday noon.
Abdur Rahim Dudu, joint-convener of Khulna Divisional Transport Owners and Workers Co-ordination Committee, Pabitra Kaputria, president of Inter-district Bus Syndicate also spoke at the press conference.
The leaders said that they urged the authorities concerned to meet their six-point demand several times, but to no effect yet.
"So we had no other alternative to calling indefinite strike," said a leader.
During the strike in the 10 districts of Khulna division, road links with the rest of the country including Dhaka will remain snapped, he said.
The leaders also advised the truck and pick-up van drivers, who will transport the perishable goods, to use Jamuna bridge instead of Dauladia ferry ghat.
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