In the wake of an indefinite strike called by Sylhet district transport workers, commuters in Sylhet have been hit, with buses staying off the roads since Tuesday morning, reports UNB.
Sylhet district road transport workers coordination council called the strike on Monday evening to press on their five-point demand. They have threatened to intensify their stir if their demands are not met by the end of the day.
Not a single long-haul bus has left or entered Sylhet since morning while intra-district transport movement also remained suspended as workers armed with sticks picketed on roads.
Meanwhile, six registered organisations of transport workers have joined this story.
Ali Akbar Rajan, joint general secretary of district bus, minu bus, coach, and microbus workers' union, said their five demands have been ignored by the government for a long time.
“We have sent a memorandum of our demands to the Home Minister and to all the sectors of the Sylhet administration. Yet none of our demands is met so we were forced to embark on an indefinite strike,” he added.
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