Transport workers on Sunday brought out a procession rally in the city’s Sayedabad area to press home their 3-point demand including the resumption of public transport services maintaining health guidelines.
The workers brought out the procession under the banner of Dhaka Metropolitan Road Transport Workers Union in the morning.
The association also demanded food assistance for the unemployed transport workers.
Earlier, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the government is considering resuming public transport services in the country ahead of Eid.
Urging the aggrieved owners and workers not to resort to protests over the issue, he asked them to be patient.
Transport services were suspended on April 5, with the government’s announcement of a countrywide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.
On Friday, the transport owners’ association urged the government to immediately resume bus services across the country.
In a statement, the association said that anger is brewing among the owners and workers of public transport vehicles over indefinite suspension of public transport operations.
