Tank lorry workers end strike

Khulna divisional tank-lorry workers’ union announced the withdrawal of an indefinite work abstention. As a result, fuel collection from three depots in Khulna and its supply to 16 districts under the Khulna division resumed on Wednesday morning.

The union’s treasurer Mizanur Rahman said they called off the strike early Wednesday after the district administration assured them of meeting their demands. Workers started lifting fuel and supplying it to the districts at 8am, he said.

The strike started on Sunday afternoon. Workers refrained from loading fuel from the Padma, Meghna and Jauma depots. As a result, the fuel lifting from the depots and supply to refuelling stations came to a halt across the division.