Fuel oil traders of Khulna have gone a 12-hour strike since morning to press home their three-point demand including increased commission and tank-lorry rents.

The strike started at 6:00am and will continue till 6:00pm, said Sheikh Murad Hossain, general secretary of Khulna Divisional Committee of Bangladesh Fuel Distributors Association.

The extraction and supply of fuel oil from Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil depots has been suspended from 6am, reports our Khulna correspondent.

Bangladesh Tank lorry Owners Association, Bangladesh Fuel Oil Distributors' Association and four other organisations are taking part in the strike.

Sheikh Murad Hossain said the commission for selling fuel oil must be increased proportionately with the price. "Otherwise, we won't be able to survive," he said.

Besides, the supply of fuel oil to 10 districts of Khulna division and four districts of greater Faridpur has halted, he added.

However, fuel is being sold in different petrol pumps across the city.

In solidarity with the strike, oil extraction from the depots of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions has also been halted, Sheikh Murad added.

BDST: 1244 HRS, AUG 22, 2022
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