Barisal Correspondent :
Launch operation on local and regional routes started by pressure of owners on Friday afternoon.
Mustafizur Rahman, Barisal river port officer, said MV Suravi departed Barisal port for Bhola via Sreepur and Veduria at 2:00 Pm and MV Green Water left the port for Maju Chowdhurir Hut via Patarhut at 4:00 Pm.
On other hand MV Sundarban-10, MV Kirtankhola-2, MV Suravi-8, MV Parabat-9 and MV Farhan-8 scheduled for plying on Barisal-Dhaka route on Friday night and at least three of the vessels will left the port with passengers on the route, port officer told.
Sheikh Abdur Rahim, vice president of Barisal launch owners association, said a group of water transport workers started strike violating law making the passengers and owners hostages and so they decided to start plying launches.
Giasuddin, convener of water transport workers movement association, said owners trying to ply some passenger launches by creating pressure of dismissal from service. However numbers of those workers were very few and the strike of 2 lakhs workers of passenger vessels, cargos, oil tankers going on full swing.
Abdul Motaleb, assistant police superintendent of river police at Barisal, said law enforcing agencies arranged and assured safety and security of the vessels, workers and passengers at the port.
Launch operation on local and regional routes started by pressure of owners on Friday afternoon.
Mustafizur Rahman, Barisal river port officer, said MV Suravi departed Barisal port for Bhola via Sreepur and Veduria at 2:00 Pm and MV Green Water left the port for Maju Chowdhurir Hut via Patarhut at 4:00 Pm.
On other hand MV Sundarban-10, MV Kirtankhola-2, MV Suravi-8, MV Parabat-9 and MV Farhan-8 scheduled for plying on Barisal-Dhaka route on Friday night and at least three of the vessels will left the port with passengers on the route, port officer told.
Sheikh Abdur Rahim, vice president of Barisal launch owners association, said a group of water transport workers started strike violating law making the passengers and owners hostages and so they decided to start plying launches.
Giasuddin, convener of water transport workers movement association, said owners trying to ply some passenger launches by creating pressure of dismissal from service. However numbers of those workers were very few and the strike of 2 lakhs workers of passenger vessels, cargos, oil tankers going on full swing.
Abdul Motaleb, assistant police superintendent of river police at Barisal, said law enforcing agencies arranged and assured safety and security of the vessels, workers and passengers at the port.
