Sylhet transport workers will enforce an indefinite strike in the district from Sunday morning demanding the withdrawal of two officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority in Sylhet alleging corruption and harassment. The strike was announced at an emergency meeting on Thursday, said joint secretary of the District Bus-Minibus-Coach-Microbus Workers Union Ali Akbar. Also read: Sale of beef, mutton suspended in Sylhet Workers will abstain from their work from 6 am on Sunday as part of the strike. According to transport workers' leaders, BRTA Sylhet Officer (AD) Sanaul Haque and Record Room employee Delwar issue vehicle documents or driver's licenses in a short period through bribes which cannot be obtained at the specified time in the proper process. They also harass transport workers for bribes. Also read:Fuel traders stage demonstration for uninterrupted fuel, gas supply in Sylhet And so, the transport workers demanded the withdrawal of the two BRTA officials in the next 24 hours.

Sylhet District Bus-Minibus-Coach-Microbus workers union has decided to enforce an indefinite strike in the district from Tuesday morning to press home their four-point demand including granting bail to drivers in cases filed over road crashes. The association announced the strike at an emergency meeting on Monday, said joint secretary of District Bus-Minibus-Coach-Microbus workers union, Ali Akbar. Also read: Sher-e-Bangla nurses go on strike over police attack on colleague No workers will join their work from 6 am on Tuesday as part of the strike. The three other demands of the union are cancelling dope test while issuing new driving license, providing  new licenses and renew those in a short period of time and giving permission for parking vehicles on  the khas land of the government and stop filing cases for wrong parking. During the meeting, held on Saturday, the union leaders said they have gave an ultimatum till March 20 to meet their demand but the local administration did not take any steps to fulfill their demands. As a result, they decided to go for strike. Also read: Faction of petrol pump owners threatens strike from Feb 17 They also threatened to go for tougher movement if their demands go unheeded.

District Transport Workers Union went on an indefinite bus strike on Sunday morning demanding an end to extortion from the bus drivers on Sylhet bypass road, causing immense sufferings to people. Nurul Haque, general secretary of Sunamganj District Transport Workers Union, said some extortionists have been realizing Tk 50 per bus on Sylhet bypass road from September 1. Read: Bus services in Chandpur halt amid transport workers’ protest They also informed the matter to local administration but they did not pay any heed to resolve their problem, forcing the workers union to enforce the strike, he said. “The strike will continue until our demand is met,” said Nurul. Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of Sunamganj Police, said he suggested the transport workers to inform the matter to Sylhet police and Sylhet bypass is under their jurisdiction. “ I have nothing to do as it is not happening in my district.”