Depot Manager Md Noor Alam told bdnews24.com that all operations at the depot have been halted since Tuesday morning due to the strike. BTRC Chairman Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan told bdnews24.com that there is an on-going effort to clear the money owed to workers. This cannot go on.”The BRTC Joar Sahara Bus Depot operates 120 buses including double-deckers and air-conditioned buses. But losses in recent years have meant that the nearly 500 workers employed at the depot face regular delays to their salary. The BRTC has 22 depots across the country, six of which are in Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2019 05:26 UTC