Workers demanding the arrest of killers of a fellow worker have called off their strike at Chittagong port after the prime accused surrendered himself before a court.
Confirming the surrender on Monday, Chittagong Deputy Commissioner Elius Hossain said: "Prime accused Masum surrendered before a Chittagong court on Monday afternoon, after which police have taken him into custody."
Md Main Uddin, president of Chittagong Prime Mover-Trailer Sramik Union said: "We have called off our strike around 2pm, after the prime accused surrendered himself."
Shipment of export-import containers between the port and 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) were suspended from 6am on Monday when the workers went on strike.
Earlier on August 28, ShahjahanSaju, 48, a driver of Tahsin Enterprise, was shot dead inside one of its motor garages in Kalu Shah shrine area of Sitakunda.
