Dhaka – Bus owners and workers called off their strike on all routes of three southern districts– Patuakhali, Barguna and Barisal –after two days as they had a fruitful meeting with the local administration on Friday night.Golam Mostafa Kislu, president of Barguna Bus Owners’ Association, said they decided to withdraw the strike after a meeting with the local administration around 9.30pm that assured them of meeting their demand.Deputy Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Bashirul Alam and Superintendent of Police Bijoy Sarker were present at the meeting.Earlier on Thursday, bus owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in the three southern districts demanding an end to plying of three wheelers on highways and withdrawal of fake cases against transport workers.On February 13, police filed a case against 17 transport workers in connection with a clash between bus workers and three-wheeler drivers at Amtoli in Barguna district town.On February 13, the bus owners and drivers of the three districts in a press conference demanded withdrawal of the case and an end to plying of three wheelers on the highways.Following the incident, Patuakhali, Barguna, Barisal Bus-minibus Owners Samonnoy Parishad enforced the strike.UNB agncy
