The transport owners of Chattogram who went on a strike Saturday morning in protest against the fuel price hike by government have withdrawn their programme.
The decision was announced around 3 pm Saturday by Belayet Hossain, president of Chattogram Metropolitan Transport Owners Group.
“Considering the suffering of people we have requested all the bus owners of Chattogram to return on roads. We will take a decision in this regard after the meeting between Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today,” he said.
The government on Friday raised the prices of diesel and kerosene to Tk 114 per litre and that of petrol to Tk 135, which is nearly 52% higher than the current rate.
After the sudden decision, the public transport owners of the port city decided to go on a strike from Saturday until the bus and other public transport fares are re-adjusted.
Thousands of commuters faced inconvenience as buses remained off the roads in Chattogram on Saturday.
Last year, the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene at the retail level by Tk 65 and Tk 80 a litre respectively.
Source: United News of Bangladesh