Indefinite bus strike begins in Sherpur

Sherpur Bus Owners’ Association went on an indefinite strike in the district on Wednesday morning demanding stopping extortion and action against the extortionists. Saiful Islam Swapan, general secretary of Sherpur Bus Owners’ Association, alleged that Golam Mostafa Mastu, general secretary of Sherpur Road Transport Workers’ Union, along with his associates are involved in collecting extortion from the bus owners. As the local administration has failed to bring an end to the crisis, the association of the bus owners called the strike as per the suggestion of Dhaka Division (North) Bus Owners’ Oikya Parishad, he said, according to a news agency.