The ongoing strike will continue until the government reduce the fuel price, said owners of the associations of goods-carrying vehicle.
Such an announcement has been made at a press conference at the office of Bangladesh Covered Van-Truck-Prime Mover Goods Transport Owners Association in Tejgaon on Sunday.
Bangladesh Truck, Covered Van Owners and Workers Coordination Council convener Rustam Ali Khan said, “We will continue our ongoing strike until fuel price is cut down.”
Several leaders of the goods-carrying vehicle associations said so far, no representative from the government talked to them over the issue.
A meeting between the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and the representatives of transport owners has been held to re-fix public transport fares this morning.
Rustam Ali Khan said that they did not take part in today’s meeting.
Earlier on November 4, owners and workers of public and goods transports have called for a nationwide strike from Friday morning in protest against the latest price hike of diesel and kerosene oil.
Earlier on Wednesday, the government increased diesel and kerosene oil prices by Tk 15 per liter considering the rising fuel prices in the global market.
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