Staff Reporter :
Bus services resumed in Khulna on Friday morning after four days of transports strike demanding review of the new Road Transport Act (RTA).
Bus movement on the routes from Khulna city to other districts began following a meeting that took place yesterday, said Nurul Islam Nobi, President of Khulna Motor Workers Union.
But bus operation on a route to Kushtia from the city still remains suspended, our Khulna Correspondent reports.
Transport owners and workers called an indefinite strike on Monday, defying a request made by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader to refrain from calling strike centring the new RTA.
Besides, Bangladesh Truck, and Covered-van Goods Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council observed work abstention on Wednesday to press home their demands, including review of the Act.
People suffered in different parts of the country due to the wildcat strikes. However, truckers and covered-van drivers called off their strike Thursday night.
After the law was enforced, the drivers said that they “fell unsafe” as many of them have no valid documents.
The new law, with increased fines for traffic offences, was supposed to be put into effect on November 1. But it was delayed as transport associations allegedly were lobbying against it.
Although central leaders of transport owners and workers’ associations said they did not instruct their units to go for the strike, many workers have been observing work abstention since November 18.
Bus services resumed in Khulna on Friday morning after four days of transports strike demanding review of the new Road Transport Act (RTA).
Bus movement on the routes from Khulna city to other districts began following a meeting that took place yesterday, said Nurul Islam Nobi, President of Khulna Motor Workers Union.
But bus operation on a route to Kushtia from the city still remains suspended, our Khulna Correspondent reports.
Transport owners and workers called an indefinite strike on Monday, defying a request made by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader to refrain from calling strike centring the new RTA.
Besides, Bangladesh Truck, and Covered-van Goods Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council observed work abstention on Wednesday to press home their demands, including review of the Act.
People suffered in different parts of the country due to the wildcat strikes. However, truckers and covered-van drivers called off their strike Thursday night.
After the law was enforced, the drivers said that they “fell unsafe” as many of them have no valid documents.
The new law, with increased fines for traffic offences, was supposed to be put into effect on November 1. But it was delayed as transport associations allegedly were lobbying against it.
Although central leaders of transport owners and workers’ associations said they did not instruct their units to go for the strike, many workers have been observing work abstention since November 18.
