Abdul Motaleb, general secretary of Bangladesh Truck Covered Van Transport Agency Owners association has said the ongoing transport strike will continue till their demands are met.
Motaleb said this after a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday.
The association will take the matter to the Prime Minister, and the strike will be called off if the demands are met, Motaleb added.
The bus, truck and van owners decided to go on a strike from Friday in protest against the fuel price hike in Bangladesh.
On November 4, Convenor of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van, Tank Lorry and Prime Movers Owners and Workers Coordination Council Md Rustom Ali announced their decision to go on an indefinite strike, following an emergency meeting.
Leaders of the council said the government raised the toll tax for using Bangabandhu Bridge and Muktarpur Bridge from 257 per cent to 300 per cent “illogically” on November 2 and then it raised the prices of fuel.
On November 3, the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene to Tk 80 from Tk 65 at the retail level.
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said petroleum prices have been readjusted against the backdrop of the price hike of petroleum in the international market.
