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Transport strike begins in Sylhet demanding opening of stone quarry
A transport strike has begun in Sylhet with six-point demands, including the opening of a closed stone quarry. The District Road Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council has begun this indefinite strike at 6 am today, Tuesday. Two hours after the strike began, no long-distance bus has left Sylhet until 8 am. No bus has entered the city’s central bus terminal either.
Transport strike begins in Sylhet demanding opening of stone quarry
However, CNG-powered auto-rickshaws are plying to various destinations including the city’s interior, but in small numbers. Apart from this, motorcycles are plying to various destinations including the city’s interior. A few private cars and microbuses have been seen plying within the city.
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No long-distance bus has left Sylhet since the strike began. This Tuesday morningPhoto: Prothom Alo
A transport strike has begun in Sylhet with six-point demands, including the opening of a closed stone quarry. The District Road Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council has begun this indefinite strike at 6 am today, Tuesday. Two hours after the strike began, no long-distance buses left Sylhet until 8 am. No buses entered the city’s central bus terminal either.
However, CNG-powered auto-rickshaws are plying to various destinations, including within the city, but in small numbers. Apart from this, motorcycles are plying to various destinations, including within the city. One or two private cars and microbuses have been seen plying within the city.
According to sources at the Sylhet Railway Station, train services are normal. The Kalni Express left for Dhaka at 6:30 am today on schedule. Station Manager Nurul Islam said that the pressure of passengers was normal, there was not much crowd.
The six-point demands of the District Road Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council include the withdrawal of the suspension order on the lease of all stone quarries in Sylhet and the opening of sand pits and quarries in the traditional manner; cancellation of the clearance of the contracting company to issue vehicle fitness certificates through BRTA; withdrawal of the additional tax imposed on public transport; Stop disconnecting electricity connections at all crushers in Sylhet, return electricity meters and compensation for vandalism; recall Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad; stop harassing drivers of sand and stone-carrying vehicles and other goods.
The program was announced at a press conference at a restaurant in the Barutkhana area of Sylhet city yesterday evening. Earlier, transport workers announced a strike at a protest rally at Court Point in the city on Wednesday. The council said that vehicles carrying examination candidates and emergency services will be exempt from the strike. Ariful Haque Chowdhury, former mayor of Sylhet City Corporation and advisor to the BNP chairperson, attended the meeting and expressed solidarity and demanded the resignation of the Sylhet Deputy Commissioner, calling him ‘failed and inefficient’. However, in his speech, he also opposed stone extraction that damages the environment.
