Goods Transport Owners, Workers Call Off Strike

Truck-covered van owners and workers have called off a 72-hour strike. The announcement was made at noon on Wednesday (September 22) in response to their demands.

Earlier, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal held a meeting with the owners and workers of the truck-covered van-prime mover at the Home Ministry around 12 noon on Wednesday (September 22). The meeting was attended by 18 leaders of the Bangladesh Truck & Covered Van Owners' Association and the Bangladesh Truck Driver Workers’ Federation.

President of Bangladesh Covered Van-Truck-Prime Mover Freight Transport Owners Association Maqbool Ahmed and Secretary-General Chowdhury Zafar Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Truck Driver Workers’ Federation Talukder Md. Monir and other leaders including Secretary-General Waji Ullah were present.

Earlier, the program started at 6 am on Tuesday (September 21). After that, the workers took position at several points of the road in different parts of the country. Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners’ Association and Bangladesh Truck Driver Workers’ Federation have started a 72-hour nationwide strike to press home their 15-point demand.