Sylhet transport strike called off after 5 hours

Five hours after going on an indefinite strike, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad today called it off after the local administration assured them that their demand would be met.

They went on strike demanding the release of Chhatra Dal leader Ali Akbor Rajon, who was arrested in a sabotage case.

The transport services resumed after the transport workers withdrew their strike around 11:00am, said Mainul Islam, president of Bus-Minibus Workers' Union.

He said the transport strike has been suspended following the assurance from the administration.

Yesterday, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad called for an indefinite strike starting from 6:00am today.

On December 7 last year, police arrested Rajon from the Surma Market area of the town in a sabotage case lodged in 2018.

"Rajon has been in jail for one and a half months as he was denied bail," Mainul said.

Rajon has been involved in the politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and he is the joint general secretary of Sylhet District Chhatra Dal.

He is also the joint general secretary of the Bus-Minibus Workers Union Committee.