Boycott of pvt buses on in 3 Sylhet upazilas

This was told at a rally held at Jaintapur upazila headquarters on Sunday, organised by the Brihattar Jainta Samannaya Samity.

Chaired by former chairman of Jaintapur upazila, the rally was also addressed by a number of political leaders of all parties and chairmen of different union parishads in the three upazilas.

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People started the boycott on October 13 on Sylhet-Jaintapur, Sylhet-Kanaighat and Sylhet-Gowainghat roads after a strike by private transport owners stopped BRTC service on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway.

Meanwhile, four BRTC buses started plying the Sylhet-Tamabil-Jafflong road on Sunday. Two buses are plying on Sylhet-Tamabil road, one on Sylhet-Gowainghat and one on Sylhet-Kanaighat road.

Another four new buses were brought but not pressed into service apprehending attack by private transport workers.