Dhaka, April 28 -- Amid the punishing heat, commuters in port city Chattogram have been facing severe transportation woes since Sunday morning due to a 48-hour transport strike announced by local transport owners.

The strike has brought public transport in the port city to a standstill. Buses are not leaving from Chattogram to Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari districts, nor are they coming from those districts to Chattogram.

Bus services to the capital Dhaka have also been halted.

The scorching heatwave has exacerbated the situation for passengers stranded at bus counters, especially those travelling between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar or Bandarban.

The strike follows student protests at Chittagong University of Engineering...