Communication by road between Nerakona and rest of the country snapped as the transport workers went on a strike for an indefinite period on Friday.
Transport workers waged the movement after a new committee of Netrakona District Bus Owners’ Cooperative was formed, though the term of the existing committee was not over.
When Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Samity’s General Secretary Md Enayet Ullah and Bangladesh Sramik Federation’s General Secretary Osman Ali were informed of the new committee, they decided in a meeting to go on a transport strike for an indefinite time period.
Arif Khan, general secretary of the old committee, said there are 17 months to go before their committee’s term is over. Some opportunity seekers have formed a new committee and took over the bus terminal, he added.
When contacted, convener of the new committee Obaiul Haque Ratan said though the older committee’s term was not over, a new committee was formed on the basis of the opinion of the members of the organisation. He also said the new committee’s activities would begin after getting approval of the central committee.
Bangladesh Sramik Federation’s General Secretary Osman Ali said the transport strike would continue as long as the issue is not resolved.
