Communications by road between Comilla and 10 South-Eastern routes snapped as the transport workers went on a strike on Friday.
Transport workers waged the movement, demanding the punishment of “extortionists,” who attacked the leaders and workers at the city's Paduar Bazar area on Thursday.
The district Road Transport Workers' Union Organising Secretary, Alamigir Hossain, said: “A gang of extortionists attacked the president and the general secretary of the organisation in presence of Sadar (South) police station Officer-in-Charge Prashanta Paul. We are demanding arrest of the attackers and discharge of the OC.”
“If the local administration fails to meet our demand by Friday, we will stage tougher demonstration on Saturday.”
District Road Transport Owners' Group President Kabir Ahmed said: “A negotiation meeting will be held with district Assistant Police Super(Headquarters) Sheikh Shahjahan at 8pm on Friday. The next course of action will be fixed after the meeting.'
Sheikh Shahjahan told the Dhaka Tribune: “We are investigating the matter. We will take punitive action against the OC, if we find him guilty.”
The angry workers put barricade on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway near Alekhar Char area of Comilla on Thursday evening, protesting the attack.
The barricade has not been removed till filing the report at 11am on Friday.
