The 'Shalish Samannay Committee' of Greater Jaintia's 17 Pargana announced an indefinite transport strike for all types of transport movement on Sylhet-Tamabil road from 6am on Monday in the wake of the death of five people in a road accident in Sylhet's Jaintapur on last Friday.
The leaders of the committee took the decision at a meeting on Sunday afternoon.
Sylhet District Bus-Minibus Workers Union President Moinul Islam confirmed the matter.
Jaintapur Upazila Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League President Kamal Ahmed said, "According to the decision of the Arbitration Committee, no bus-minibus will be allowed to ply on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway from Monday. However, other vehicles will run normally."
