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Indefinite transports strike in Mehepur

Aminul || risingbd.com

Published: 04:42, 3 September 2015   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Indefinite transports strike in Mehepur

Mehepur Correspondent: Protesting the vandalizing of three buses and demanding stoppage of plying of easy bikes (battery run three wheeler) on Meherpur-Kathuli and Mehepur-Mohajonpur roads,  Meherpur Bus Owners Association called transport strike in the district.

 

The decision has been taken on Wednesday night at the office of district`s Bus-Minibus Owners` Association. Other associations of the legal transports were also present at the meeting. 

  
Golam Rasul, General Secretary of Bus, Minibus Owners Association said, they held a meeting with the local administration along local MP Forhad Hossain  on Monday in the office of the Deputy Commissioner in this regard and decided that the easy bike would ply from Meherpur to Noorpur on Meherpur-Mohajonpur road and Meherpur to Kayemkatar Crossing on Meherpur-Kathuli road. But the easy bike drivers without paying heed, vandalized three buses and tortured one bus owner on Tuesday.


He gave an ultimatum that plying of all kinds of transports including the long route coaches would be suspended for an indefinite period from Meherpur if the crisis are not solved.


Sajjadul Anam, President, of the district Easy-bike Owners and Drivers Association said they had started movement a few days ago when their vehicles were faced obstacle by the  bus owners association.


He further said they had put barricade on two roads in demand of plying their easy-bikes. As a result, the bus workers got angry and vandalized some of their easy-bikes.


Hamidul Alam, Superintendent of Police said the present situation would be solved through discussion with the two groups soon.


risingbd/Sep 03, 2015/Correspondent/Aminul



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