Long-distance and inter-district bus services from Rajshahi have been suspended nationwide following a dispute over the formation of the local motor workers’ union committee. The suspension began around 8:30 a.m. on Monday when a faction of transport workers abruptly stopped bus operations, leaving passengers bound for Dhaka and other destinations stranded.
According to sources, the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation announced a new 21-member Rajshahi District Motor Workers Union committee on Sunday, appointing Rafiqul Islam Pakhi as president and Mominul Islam Momin as general secretary. Workers opposing the unelected committee began protests, demanding its cancellation and the formation of a three-month convening committee to organize elections.
The conflict follows an April 23 clash between two groups of transport workers over control of the union office in Rajshahi’s Shiroil area, which led to vandalism of nearby shops. The federation later announced the new committee as part of a compromise. Newly appointed president Rafiqul Islam Pakhi said he was aware of the bus stoppage and was trying to restore normal service.
রাজশাহী অফিস প্রকাশ : ১৮ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ২৬আপডেট : ১৮ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ৫০ মোটর শ্রমিক ইউনিয়নের কমিটি গঠন নিয়ে দ্বন্দ্বের জেরে রাজশাহী থেকে সারা দেশে দূরপাল্লা ও আন্তঃজেলায় বাস চলাচল বন্ধ রয়েছে। সোমবার সকাল সাড়ে ৮টার দিকে শ্রমিকদের একাংশ হঠাৎ করেই বাস চলাচল
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