Transport workers go for indefinite strike in Sylhet

SYLHET, June 15: Sylhet Zila Sarak Paribahan Sramik Union, Truck and Covered Van Sramik Union and Tank Lorry Sramik Union will press indefinite strike from today (Tuesday) in the district to raise protest against police harassment and illegal toll collection etc.
A joint emergency meeting of the organisations, held Sunday night confirmed the strike call.
The transport workers are compelled to call the strike as the authority took no measure even on repeated complaints by them in the recent past, Zila Paribahan Sramik Union president Selim Ahmed Fotik told this correspondent yesterday, 'On the other hand, Tk 100 in place of Tk 35 in toll from each of the truck is being realised on the MA Khan bridge at Lamakazi on Sylhet-Sunamganj highway, he said.
"The authority took no measure, although we had filed complaints," he said and added, "Nobody from the administration pursued us as yet for any negotiation."
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