Movement of inbound buses virtually stops in Rangpur 12 hrs before strike

The movement of inbound buses to Rangpur virtually stopped this evening (October 27, 2022), 12 hours before the bus strike called by local transport owners starting tomorrow at 6:00am.

Only buses from Rangpur Bus Terminal are leaving the city towards different districts, witnesses said, reports our Dinajpur correspondent.

Transport workers said the number of inbound buses was lesser compared to other days since this morning.

It was reduced to half by this afternoon, they said.

BNP leaders alleged that the transport owners stopped operating inbound buses early as BNP men from different districts started gathering in Rangpur early to take part in Saturday's rally.

Since 7:15pm this evening, our local correspondent was at the terminal for more than an hour and saw no buses arrive.

Only some buses were seen leaving the terminal towards Dhaka and other districts, the correspondent reported.

Ahsan Habib Dulul, organising secretary of Rangpur Division unit BNP, said the transport workers started their strike early as BNP men from different districts started coming to the rally venue since last evening (October 26, 2022).

It was clear that Awami League would enforce a transport strike in Rangpur in a bid to foil the public gathering at BNP's rally, he alleged.

The transport owners in Rangpur have enforced a 36-hour strike in the district demanding a ban on plying three-wheelers on the highway, just two days before the rally.

The strike will be effective from 6:00am tomorrow to 6:00pm on Saturday.

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