8-hour strike in Rajshahi tomorrow

VAT withdrawal, gas supply demanded
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
An eight-hour strike will be observed here tomorrow pressing for fulfillment of demands for withdrawal of VAT and a government announcement for supply of natural gas.

Rajshahi Traders' Allied Council (RTAC), an organisation of local traders, called the strike at a public meeting held in Laxmipur here on Thursday.

RTAC leaders demanded fulfillment of their demands within one month, otherwise, they threatened an indefinite strike after expiry of the ultimatum.

Chaired by RTAC president Mosharraf Hossain Akhunji, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by its vice presidents Haruur Rashaid, Farijul Islam and general secretary Farid Mamud Hasan.