Tag: Commuters

Commuters suffer as buses stay off roads in Ctg

- Times Report -

Thousands of commuters faced inconvenience as buses remained off the roads in the port city of Chattogram on Saturday, following a flash strike by transport owners in protest against the fuel price hike.  The decision to embark on the strike was taken around midnight on Friday, Belayet Hossain, president of the

Day 2 of Bus Strike: Commuters’ pain is auto drivers’ gain

- Times Report -

Commuters had a harrowing time on Saturday morning as the indefinite nationwide strike of bus owners and transporters entered the second day. The bus, truck and van owners decided to go on a strike from Friday in protest against fuel price hike in Bangladesh. In the capital, all buses -- intra and

Commuters suffer as buses stay off roads

- Times Report -

People who depend on public vehicles for their daily commute have been hit hard, as bus owners and transporters began an indefinite nation-wide strike on Friday morning in protest against fuel price hike. In Dhaka, not a single long-distance bus or and goods carrying vehicle has left any terminal since Friday