Dhaka bound bus service from different districts halted

Dhaka bound bus service from different districts was halted. Bus owners’ authority said the service was halted for security of bus and passengers due to the movement of students. Reports of our correspondents from different districts-

Rajshahi: Bus service from Rajshahi to other parts of the country remained stop. As a result the general people are in sufferings. No bus plying was seen from Rajshahi from Friday morning.

Most of the people were unaware of the incident. Finding no bus in the bus terminal they were in great sufferings.

Bus owners said they were not allowing their bus to run due to lack of security.

Habiganj: Habiganj district motor owners group called for transport strike. They called transport movement halt on within the district and inter district roads. The declaration came in at 11 pm on Thursday.

One of the motor owners leader said that they called the strike due to lack of security and their strike will go until further instruction comes from the center.

With this sudden declaration the passengers are in immense sufferings.

Sirajganj: Sirajganj motor owners-workers association called for indefinite strike in the district protesting the vandalism over vehicles. They said that they will not allow their vehicles to move on roads until security for vehicles and workers is ensured.

Mymensingh: Highlighting lack of security Mymensingh district motor owners association keep all kinds of Dhaka bound passenger buses plying halted from Friday morning. They also kept bus plying halted on Thursday highlighting the same reason.

Brahmanbaria: The transport owners and workers claimed that plying of long route bus-trucks was halted from the district due to security reasons. Transport leaders said no bus left from Brahmanbaria city to other long route destination on Friday.

Meherpur: Showing reasons to vandalism and torching of buses in Dhaka the transport owners and workers leaders called for transport strike in the district. As a result the long route bus plying was halted from there on Friday. They said that transport owners are in great loss following vandalism over the vehicles. As a result they called the strike following direction from the federation.

Joypurhat: The indefinite transport strike has begun from Friday in the district called by the transport owners and workers. They called the strike protesting vandalism and torching of vehicles in Dhaka. The sudden strike caused serious problems to the commuters. Meanwhile, transport owners said, their strike will go on until the local administration ensures security for their transports and workers.

Patuakhali: Bus strike is continuing in Patuakhali demanding security for the bus drivers and their vehicles. District bus and minibus owner association called the strike on internal and long route services. The sudden strike caused immense sufferings to the tourists who came to Kuakata.

Noakhali: With the demand to protect them from the general students the transport owners and workers in the district kept all types of internal and long route bus service stop. This resulted serious problem to the Dhaka and Chittagong bound passengers.

Feni: Transport owners and workers have stopped bus plying from Feni to Dhaka and Chittagong route. They stopped bus movement from Friday morning. One of the transport leaders said the drivers do not want to drive taking risk. That’s why they stopped plying of vehicles on roads according to the direction from the center.

Faridpur: Showing security reasons transport owners and workers federation of the district for the second consecutive day keep Dhaka bound bus plying halted. Staying at the bus station for long and finding no alternative the passengers went to their homes back.

AH