Buses remain off Sylhet-Habiganj route for 2nd day
Buses remained off the Sylhet-Habiganj route for the second day yesterday causing untold sufferings to the passengers.
Habiganj motor owners went on strike Friday morning after 20 transport workers sustained injuries in a clash at Habiganj municipal bus terminal.
At least 10 buses were vandalised during the clash between the workers of Habiganj motor owners and their rival Super Express staffs.
Plying of buses on other routes in the district also came to a halt after the clash.
Habiganj motor owners association later suspended their service on Sylhet-Habiganj route till today while Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad threatened to press indefinite strike if the authorities fail to stop plying of the buses without route permit.
The motor owners of the district had been staging strike and other agitation programmes protesting the plying of buses illegally on Sylhet-Habiganj route. However, their rival, Habiganj Super Express was pressing for expansion of service on different routes.
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