08 November, 2021

Members of Oikya NAP demonstrate outside the National Museum in Dhaka demanding steps to lower the prices of fuel and other commodities.

Members of Oikya NAP demonstrate outside the National Museum in Dhaka demanding steps to lower the prices of fuel and other commodities.

Activists of the Left Democratic Alliance demonstrate at Zero Point in Dhaka’s Gulistan in protest against a hike in fuel prices on Monday, Nov 8, 2021.

Activists of the Left Democratic Alliance demonstrate at Zero Point in Dhaka’s Gulistan in protest against a hike in fuel prices on Monday, Nov 8, 2021.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority carries out mobile court drives at several places in Dhaka on Monday, Nov 8, 2021. Executive Magistrate Ayesha Akter says BRTA is checking whether the bus operators are charging more fares than the government-fixed rates, along with drivers’ licences and papers of vehicles. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority carries out mobile court drives at several places in Dhaka on Monday, Nov 8, 2021. Executive Magistrate Ayesha Akter says BRTA is checking whether the bus operators are charging more fares than the government-fixed rates, along with drivers’ licences and papers of vehicles. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Vehicles wait in a traffic jam on Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka as buses are back with new fares after a three-day strike over a hike in fuel prices on Monday, Nov 8, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Vehicles wait in a traffic jam on Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka as buses are back with new fares after a three-day strike over a hike in fuel prices on Monday, Nov 8, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

City transport buses return to Dhaka's roads on Monday, Nov 8, 2021 after a three-day transport strike. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu