People suffer for countrywide transport strike

A countrywide indefinite transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, left people in distress and caused immense sufferings on Tuesday.

The federation announced the indefinite strike across the country on Monday following a court verdict that awarded driver Mir Hossain Miru to death in a case filed over a road crash that left a woman dead in Savar on 2003.

In the capital, no inter-district bus left Gabtoli, Mohakhali or Sayedabad bus terminals in the morning.

Transport workers stopped vehicle movement on the highways and even obstructed vehicles to ply.

Earlier, Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation has been observing an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division since Sunday protesting the jail term of a bus driver for a road crash that killed Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and three others in 2011. But, the central leaders rejected their withdrawal decision.

Meanwhile, loading and unloading of goods at Benapole land port came to a halt due to the strike. The goods-carrying vehicles remained stuck at Benapole land ports.

All modes of vehicles, including the long-distance ones, stayed off the roads due to the strike.

Khandaker Enayet Ullah, secretary general of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, said they would continue the strike until the government takes any step to ensure 'justice' to their fellowmen.

With UNB inputs