Transport strike in Gaibandha from Wednesday

Gaibandha Motor Malik Samity and Gaibandha Motro-Truck Labour Union threatened this at a joint press conference here on Friday.

The transport owners asociation's General Secretary Jaharul Islam Swapan in written statement told that being a leader of Four-party Alliance a lease-holder of BRTC operates bus service here as per sweet will violating existing rules and regulations.

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A combined meeting of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) and Central Bus Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad on August 20 last year decided to operate all BRTC buses from bus terminals where there is no depot of the state-run BRTC to restore its network in all districts. All Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Police Supers (SPs) were also informed to implement the resolution.

But the local BRTC commission agent did not carry out the order. Even Gaibandha DC and SP did not take initiatives to implement it.

Transport leaders complained non-cooperation from the district administration. They sought administration's cooperation to extend private bus service network at Kurigram, Thakurgaon, Naogaon and Joypurhat from Giabandha.

Despite bad road condition at Shaghata, Sunderganj, Sadullapur and Ghoraghat from Gaibandha, the bus owners introduced bus services in those remote areas for the greater interest of people even at risk of road mishap, transport leaders said. The damaged roads are yet to be repaired despite frequent appeals from them.

Under the circumstances, the transport leaders are compelled to take the strike programme for people's interest, they further said.

Zillur Rahman, President, Motor Malik Samity, Lal Mia Sarker, President, Gaibandha Motor-Truck Sramik Union and Samar Chakki, Advisor, Motor-Malik Samity attended the press conference.