Inbound bus movement virtually halts at Rangpur 12 hours before strike

The movement of incoming buses to Rangpur has all but stopped tonight (27th October 2022), 12 hours ahead of the bus strike by local transport owners starting tomorrow at 6.00am.

Only buses from Rangpur bus station leave the city to different neighborhoods, witnesses said, reports our Dinajpur correspondent.

Transport workers said the number of incoming buses was lower compared to other days since this morning.

It was cut in half this afternoon, they said.

BNP leaders alleged that transport owners stopped running incoming buses as soon as BNP men from different districts started gathering early in Rangpur to take part in Saturday’s rally.

Since 7:15 p.m. this evening, our local correspondent has been at the terminal for more than an hour and has not seen any buses arrive.

Only a few buses were seen leaving the terminal towards Dhaka and other areas, the correspondent reported.

Ahsan Habib Dulul, organizing secretary of Rangpur division BNP unit, said the transport workers started their strike early as BNP men from different districts started coming to the rally venue since yesterday evening (October 26, 2022).

It was clear that the Awami League would impose a transport strike in Rangpur in a bid to foil the public rally at the BNP rally, he alleged.

Transport owners in Rangpur have imposed a 36-hour strike in the district demanding a ban on three-wheelers on the highway, just two days before the rally.

The strike will be effective from 6 a.m. tomorrow to 6 p.m. Saturday.