People’s suffering has reached its peak as a 48-hour nationwide transport strike is under way since Sunday (Oct 28) morning.
Transport workers under the banner of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation (BRTWF) have enforced the strike to press their eight demands, including the amendment to the recently-enacted Road Transport Act 2018.
Rickshaws as well as motorcycles, mostly ride-sharing services, are seen dominating the streets in Dhaka.
Incidents of unwanted events were reported in the capital with commuters facing harassment by transport workers.
In the city’s Jatrabari area, transport workers allegedly poured engine oil on private cars, harassed rickshaw-passengers.
Some workers have even seen painting faces of the private car divers with tar and engine oil.
Leaders of transport workers’ body said they have already identified the perpetrator.
“We have suspended him from our organisation and a probe body has been formed to find out whether anyone incites to do so,” said Mohammad Hanif Khokon, secretary general of Bangladesh Roads Transport Workers League, a pro-Awami League workers’ body.
Khokon, however, could not reveal the person’s name.
Early in the morning, Meanwhile, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has warned of zero tolerance to anarchy in the name of the transport strike.