Petrol pump, tank-lorry owners, workers go on strike across Bangladesh

Owners and workers of petrol pumps, tanks and lorries have started a nationwide strike to press for a 12-point of charter of demands which includes cancellation of a hike in lease charges.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 28 August 2016, 07:59 AM
Updated : 28 August 2016, 07:59 AM

Due to the decision of Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank-Lorry Owners Workers Oikya Parishad, nearly 5,600 petrol pumps around the country stopped selling fuel from 6am on Sunday.
 
No fuel will be sold until 3pm, the platform’s Convenor Md Nazmul Haque told reporters.
 
Also, tankers and lorries are not transporting or supplying fuel, he added.
 
The owners and workers on Aug 20 had announced the strike to push for their demands.