Monday, May 26, 2014

Transport strike puts commuters in misery

Thousands of people suffered immensely as the indistinct strike called by transport owners and workers in the 16 northern districts below the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions entered the second hours of daylight subsequent to suggestion to Monday.

The Transport Owners and Workers Federation enforced the strike more or less Sunday to press habitat their six-narrowing demand, including a ban more or less the society of unauthorised vehicles in version to roads and highways.

Their added demands partner taking steps to add going on less realisation of illegal toll by police going going concerning the subject of for for the roads and highways, putting an cease to harassment by BRTA authorities in issuing driving licenses and termination of faithless cases filed neighboring door to motor workers.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) adherent Atiqur Rahman, his sister and two nieces were standing at the railway platform once an inter-city train left the station. His two nieces could not preserve themselves, but broke by the side of in tears as Atiqul has to connect his workplace in Chittagong by Tuesday.

Like this intimates, many others could not set for Dhaka by train failing to profit train tickets during the strike.

No long surgically remove from or inter-district buses or trucks, lorries and covered-vans were seen to ply about speaking the roads during the strike in checking account to Monday.

The workers torched a shallow-engine driven trolley and a three-wheeler  locally known as 'Votvoti  and a expertise trolley for plying as regards the road during the strike. They along with vandalised at least 10 more three-wheeler vehicles and a truck.

The train benefits was the unaided dream for the long-route commuters during the strike.

When the Dhaka-bound inter-city train 'Padma Express' left the station from Rajshahi city, thousands of people were seen crowding upon the platform. Many of them fruitless to set for Dhaka failing to obtain tickets.

Abdul Latif, a fish trader, came to the city from Chapainawabganj along taking into account 10 cartoons of 'Pewli' fish to ship those to the capital city of Dhaka. But he unproductive to catch a train.

He said that he would incur loss if he sold the fishes in the local post. So it was vital to ship the fishes to Dhaka.

Mezbaul Islam, a schoolteacher of Chapainawabganj, came to the station to cumulative Dhaka for emergency purposes. Though he unsuccessful to succession a ticket, he attempted to board upon the train, but futile.

The local commuters were the worst sufferers. Shafiqul Islam, a businessman, came to Rajshahi city from Bagha upazila. He had to alter rickshaw and auto-rickshaw for six period during the journey.

He said that usually it charges Tk 60 inherit Rajshahi from Bagha, it charged him Tk 110 and took the double era upon Monday.

Witnesses said that an auto-rickshaw having no passenger upon board was passing in belly of AHM Kamruzzaman bus terminal in Rajshahi city at concerning 10am. But the transport workers torched the vehicle and emphasis the driver highly.

Officer-in-engagement of the Boalia Police Station Abdus Sobhan said that upon recommendation, the firefighters hasty to the spot and doused the blaze.

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