Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad has called off the indefinite strike that started on Monday morning demanding the release of Chhatra Dal leader Ali Akbor Rajon who was arrested in a sabotage case.
Mainul Islam, president of Bus-Minibus Workers' Union, confirmed the announcement on Monday.
He said: "We have discussed with the higher authorities about the release of Rajon from our federation. They assured us about bail. After that, we decided to suspend the strike."
On Sunday, Mainul said: "Ali Akbor Rajon has been in jail for one and a half months as he was denied bail. The strike will continue until he is granted bail."
Rajon has been involved with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and he is the joint general secretary of Sylhet District Chhatra Dal.
He is also the joint general secretary of the Bus-Minibus Workers Union Committee.
On December 7, 2022, police arrested Rajon from the Surma Market area of the town in a sabotage case lodged in 2018.
