Transport owners on indefinite strike in Satkhira

Satkhira Transport Owners Association has announced the suspension of all long-distance bus services from Satkhira to Dhaka indefinitely on Wednesday morning.

Transport officials said the strike is due to the prohibition of parking buses in front of the counters and being instructed to use the bypass road outside the town.

Eagle Counter Manager Manjurul Islam said they have stopped all activities since morning on the instructions of the Transport Owners Association.

The strike will continue until there is a solution, he added. According to Mohammad Humayun Kabir, deputy commissioner of Satkhira, illegal vehicles and transports have been prohibited from entering the city since the bypass road construction did not relieve traffic congestion.