People at a bus stop in Sunamganj district waiting for the desired buses to reach their desired destinations on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Dhaka TribuneThey want the Road Transport Act, 2018 scrappedTransport workers in Sunamganj have gone on a sudden strike, demanding repeal of the Road Transport Act, 2018, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. To press home their demands, workers stopped driving vehicles on five routes, namely Sunamganj, Derai, Jagannnathpur, Jamalganj, and Chattak from early on Tuesday. Md Alamin, who visited Sunamganj from Savar, vented his frustration saying that he came to the bus terminal to return to Dhaka. Nurul Amin, another driver, said: “We will go for tougher movements if the government does not amend the existing transport act.'' Sub inspector (SI) Jahangir Alom of Sunamganj Model police station said: ''We took position in front of the central bus terminal after being informed of the strike.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 12, 2019 16:52 UTC