Md Nazmul Hoque, convener of Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank-Lorry Owners-Workers Unity Council, has urged the government to meet their demands within the next 10 days. Otherwise all the petrol pumps across the country would go for indefinite strike from 6am on Oct 30." "The strike would cause inconvenience to public but it has been called to press for our demands," he added. The leaders said that the petrol pumps had been set up on lands taken on lease from Roads and Highways Department. Member Secretary of the council Akter Hossain, Bangladesh Tank Lorry Workers Federation President Md Shahjahan, Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association Secretary General Mizanur Rahman Ratan were present at the conference.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2016 09:11 UTC