A faction of the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association (BPPOA) has announced to go on a strike at petrol pumps across the country from Sunday to realise its three-point demand.
The demands include fixing the fuel oil sales commission at 7.50 per cent, publishing a gazette recognising petrol pump owners as commission agents, and a clear announcement through gazette notification that value added tax (VAT) would not be applicable on the fares of tanks and lorries and also gazette notification fixing the economic life of tanks and lorries which are over 25 years old.
Earlier, the faction of the BPPOA, led by Syed Sazzadul Karim Kabul and Mizanur Rahman Ratan, president and secretary general respectively, announced the strike at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on August 27.
They said the members of the organisation would observe the strike for an indefinite period at the petrol pumps from September 3 unless their demands are met by August 31.
Meanwhile, the other faction of the BPPOA, led by Nazmul Haque and Mir Ahsan Uddin Parvez, president and acting secretary general respectively, in a press release informed that a meeting was held with State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and the petrol pump owners were assured of implementing all demands of the organisation by September 30.
“So, the pump owners will continue their all business without any disruption including receiving petroleum oils from depots and transportation,” read the statement.
