Petrol pump owners, threaten indefinite strike

Bangladesh petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 30 if their demands are not met. The demands include a rise in sales commission and a decrease of lease charges. “We call upon the government to fulfill its promises and meet our demands within the next 10 days,” said Md Nazmul Hoque, convener of Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank-Lorry Owners-Workers Unity Council. “Otherwise, all the petrol pumps across the country would go for indefinite strike from 6am on Oct 30."