Transport strike in 10 dists to be withdrawn: Admin

The indefinite transport strike in 10 districts of Khulna division is set to be withdrawn by Monday evening, according to the divisional administration.

The strike began on Sunday morning, causing immense sufferings to for the people.
Additional divisional commissioner of Khulna, Subash Chandra Saha confirmed this to reporters at a briefing following a meeting between the district administration and the transport owners and worker leaders of the district at the Khulna Circuit House.
The indefinite transport strike was enforced in protest against life-term imprisonment to a bus driver over the road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier.
A court in Manikganj on Wednesday sentenced bus driver Jamir Hossain, 48, of Daulatdiar village of Chuadanga district, to life term imprisonment in a case filed over the deaths of Tareque and Munier.
The court also fined the driver Tk 5,000 and he will have to suffer three months more imprisonment in default to pay the fine.
He was also awarded two years more imprisonment and fined Tk 2000, in default, to serve one month more imprisonment, for using his expired driving license during the incident.
Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and three others were killed as a microbus, carrying them, collided with a bus, driven by convict Jamir, on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Ghior upazila while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj on 13 August 2011.

Source: Prothom Alo