The District Bus Owners and Workers union in Barguna went on an indefinite strike on Monday protesting extortion and the event of an assault on some workers, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
The strike began around 6:00am on Monday.
According to the transport workers, the leaders and activists of the Barishal Rupatoli Bus Owners Association obstructed the movement of buses in Bakerganj and they also demanded extortion.
They also beat up some members of Barguna transport workers.
Protesting the incident, the Barguna District Transport Workers union decided to go on strike.
The union leaders also alleged that the Bus owners and workers of the Barishal district stop the movement of buses on the Dhaka-Barguna route using the Barguna-Bakerganj road due to a lack of route permits.
As a result, the bus on Dhaka-Barguna route has to take Mirzaganj and Amtoli ferry to travel to Dhaka from Barguna. Through the process, they have to need five hours more to go to Dhaka as well as be deprived of the benefit of the Padma Bridge.
