Sylhet, Sep 11 (bdnews24.com) — A platform of Sylhet division's CNG (compressed natural gas) filling stations and petrol pump owners enforced an indefinite strike on Tuesday in four districts of the division protesting extortion by pro-government Bangladesh Chhatra League and their attack on a CNG station.
President of Sylhet Division CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association Zubair Ahmed Chowdhury said, "The strike is going on at all the CNG filling stations and petrol pumps of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj and Maulvibazar districts."
He also demanded compensation for the damaged CNG station.
Owner of Shurma Autocare CNG Refuelling Station Foyez Ahmed filed a case with the Shahporan police on Sep 6 against eight people, including the Vice-President of the Sylhet district BCL unit.
The plaintiff alleged that some BCL members had come to his station and demanded money, but when he refused to oblige, the pro-government student front members attacked and vandalised his CNG station on Sep 5.
The CNG Owners Association had given the authorities a 48-hour deadline to nab the assaulters.
The indefinite strike was enforced from Tuesday morning as the deadline had ended on Monday night.
"We'll resort to tougher agitation programmes if the culprits are not nabbed and given exemplary punishment," Chowdhury said.
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