Nationwide Water transport worker strike suspended in Bangladesh

The water transport workers had  gone on a nationwide indefinite strike since midnight last night to press home their 11 point charter of demands which includes full implementation of the pay scale of 2016,  Tk 10 lakh as compensation for workers killed in accidents while discharging duties, providing appointment letters, identity cards and service books to transport workers.

Operation of passenger and cargo vessels was paralysed at Sadarghat, Khulna, Monga Chandpur ports  and other places causing hardship to people and affecting business in the country.