Sylhet district bus-minibus workers' union called off the transport strike after six hours after the announcement based on the assurance of meeting the demands by the deputy commissioner.

Sylhet District Bus-Minibus Workers Union sources confirmed the matter on Tuesday night.

As the deputy commissioner assured of considering two demands, the labour leaders announced the withdrawal of the strike.

All types of vehicles, including buses and minibuses, were earlier announced to be closed indefinitely from 6am on Wednesday.

The transport workers had said the strike had been called to demand smooth movement of buses on the Sylhet-Tamabil road and the arrest of Jaintapur upazila parishad chairman and upazila Awami League President Kamal Ahmed.

They have been on strike on the Sylhet-Tamabil road for the last two days, demanding these two demands. But as their \our demands were not met, the transport workers in the entire Sylhet district had announced an indefinite strike since Wednesday morning.

Then all transport organizations have expressed solidarity with our movement.

According to sources, five people were killed in a collision between a bus and an easy bike in the Darvast area of Jaintapur upazila on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway on Friday night.

BDST: 0948 HRS, JULY 12, 2023
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