Transport strike in 16 districts called off

MNA National Desk: Truck, tanker-lorry, covered van and pick-up van owners and workers Oikya Parishad called off their 72-hour strike in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions on Tuesday morning.

The decision has been taken from an emergency meeting held in Bogra after assurance of the divisional administrations to sit with the Parishad leaders to solve their problems.

The Oikyo Parishad was continuing their strike to press home their seven-point demands, including putting an end to the harassment by policemen on the highways.

The workers’ leaders had first enforced a 48-hour strike and then made it a 72-hour one as the administration failed to fulfil their demands within the given time.

Earlier, they have threatened to announce tougher programmes after Eid-ul-Fitr if their demands are not met by 23 May.