Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the ongoing strike of water transport workers will be resolved by today (Thursday).

To resolve the matter, discussion is underway among the water transport workers, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) under the Ministry of Shipping and the Department of Shipping, he said.

The state minister made the comments after a meeting with newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami in his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat in response to questions from the reporters.

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