Transport strike on 18 routes called off

The indefinite transport strike, called by the transport owners on 18 routes from 6:00pm yesterday, was called off for a week due to HSC examinations scheduled to begin today.
Leaders of Khulna Division-al Bus and Minibus Owners Association, after holding a fruitful meeting with district administration in the afternoon, took the decision to postpone the strike considering the HSC examinations.
Earlier, the association called the strike from 6:00pm yesterday on 18 routes of the division to press home their seven-point demand. The demands include halting the movement of human haulers on the routes and an end to police harassment.
The routes include Khulna-Barisal, Khulna-Patuakhali, Khulna-Satkhira and Khulna-Mongla.