A transport workers' alliance has suspended the strike it commenced Monday morning in Sylhet.
Abu Sarkar, acting president of the Sylhet divisional committee of the Transport Workers' Federation (TWF), said the strike was called off around 9:30pm after a meeting with the Sylhet divisional commissioner.
"Based on the assurance of the divisional commissioner, we have decided to suspend the strike till December 5," he said, adding that if their demands are not met within the time frame, the strike would resume.
The new Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Khalilur Rahman had an emergency meeting with the federation leaders on Monday evening.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, at a meeting held at the office of the Sylhet District Bus Minibus Coach Microbus Workers Union in the southern part of the city, TWF called an indefinite transport strike from Monday.
Due to the strike, bus, trucks, autorickshaws and other freight transports were seen off-road in the entire Sylhet division since Monday morning.
Transport workers also obstructed the movement of private vehicles on different roads of the city.
The passengers fell into extreme suffering, especially SSC candidates. Many had to walk to the exam centers.
Transport workers took position on the road at Tetli in the South Surma area of Sylhet-Dhaka Highway around 2:00pm on Monday.
They forced people to get out of their cars and walk to their destinations. Many people could be seen walking 8-10km to reach Sylhet city.
