Transport workers have withdrawn their strike in five districts of Mymensingh Division, calling in protest against the arrest of a worker accused of harassing a July Uprising protester and the suspension of 16 United Service buses. On Sunday night, Mymensingh District Motor Owners’ Association chief Alomgir Mahmud Alom said the strike was withdrawn “considering public suffering”. From Sunday morning, transport workers in Mymensingh, Netrakona, Sherpur, Jamalpur, and parts of Kishoreganj enforced the strike. In response, transport workers blocked the area near the bus stands, halting operations. The transport workers, however, rejected calls to arrest Aminul Haque Shamim or suspend operations of his 16 United Service buses, instead announcing the transport strike.
