The transporters postponed the strike on Monday evening until a meeting on Tuesday after Chittagong Port Authority Chairman Zulfikar Ali assured them of 'mediating the talks between the two sides'. At least 15 groups of truck owners and transport workers demonstrated in the port city on Monday, halting freight movement at the 18 depots. Since Mar 1, vehicles have been charged Tk 150 while entering the depots, said Safiur Rahman Tipu, a leader of the Truck-Covered Van Owners’ Association, a union of district freight owners. He told bdnews24.com the depot workers again collect Tk 600-1,300 per vehicle for loading and unloading. On depot workers charging for loading and unloading, Amin said no operators support it.

Source: bd News24 March 05, 2018 20:15 UTC