Vehicles to Ply on March 28's Hartal

Khandaker Enayet Ullah, general secretary of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners' Association, said that public transport would continue during the hartal called by the Left Democratic Unity Alliance on March 28.

He said this in a press release sent to the media on Saturday (March 26).

According to the statement, a joint meeting of transport owners and workers of Dhaka was called to discuss the March 28's hartal called by the Left Democratic Unity Alliance. The meeting was held at the central office of Dhaka Road Transport Association on Saturday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by Khandaker Enayet Ullah, general secretary of the association.

The meeting was attended by General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation Osman Ali and the leaders of Sayedabad, Mohakhali, Fulbaria Bus Terminal, and almost all transport companies and route owners association of Dhaka.

At the meeting, the transport leaders said that the hartal called by the irrational and lame excuses was never supported by the owners and workers. Ignoring the strike, buses and minibusses will continue plying on all routes in Dhaka city, suburbs, and inter-district on March 28.

The concerned administration was requested to strengthen the security measures at important places of the city so that the traffic would not be disrupted during the hartal.