Half-day transport strike observed in Gaibandha

All kinds of vehicles including long-route coaches were off the roads from six in the morning till noon. The strike was part of their month-long agitation programme to press the demands. The demands include ferry service on the Brahmaputra to ease Gaibandha-Dhaka road communication, relief from alleged police harassment, construction of truck terminal in the town. On Saturday, transport workers and owners brought out a procession and held a rally in the town to press their demands. They also handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner. At the rally, district transport workers' leaders said they will launch a greater movement including non-stop strike if their demands are not met.

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