Transport strike hampers passengers’ movement

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Chattogram Bureau :
The transport strike began on Sunday in nine districts except Chittagong Division Brahmanbaria and Chandpur.
Due to the transport strike, all kinds of passenger and freight vehicles are stopped in Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban, Noakhali, Comilla, Feni, Lakshmipur districts.
The unity council of mass and commodity transport has gone on indefinite strike after the 12-hour deadline has passed. The organization set a deadline at a press conference on September 9 to accept the nine-point demand.
Chittagong Divisional Mass and Goods Transport Owners Unity Council convener Manjurul Alam said, “We gave the administration 12 hours to accept our nine points. The administration did not respond. So I was forced to go on indefinite strike.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Bus Minibus Human Rights Owners Association has declared the claim unreasonable and illegal. They refuse the strike, and a limited number of public transport are operating in the city.
Chittagong District Road Transport Owners Group President Manjurul Alam Manju told that four organizations of Chittagong Division are conducting the strike to demand a five-point demand. The administration has contacted us. A delegate has been appointed.
Transport Owners Unity Council sources said they demanded a six-point waiver for updating mass and commodity transport papers, harassing them in the name of scrutinizing the papers until a decision was made to waive the fine, by BRTA and the district. Do not collect any additional fines for transporting mass and goods by the Consumer Rights Act; Stop car seizures and requests, stop fitness and permit renewals by excluding cars from the Chittagong Metro area, excluding fitness and permit renewals, mass and commodity transport vehicles, driverless or dumping by traffic police. In case of non-payment of rent, driver’s license in simple terms and updating of papers Stop suffering from the activities of BRTA.
Meanwhile, in the morning of Sunday, the public transport crisis caused the suffering of the workers and students. CNG auto rickshaws and rickshaws have to pay double.
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