Dhaka, May 25 -- Fuel traders and tanker lorry owners in Khulna began an eight-hour strike on Sunday morning to press home their 10-point demand, including an increase in fuel sales commission and a halt to direct fuel sales without dealership.

The strike, enforced by the Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank Lorry Owners Unity Council, began at 6:00 am and will continue until 2:00 pm, reports UNB.

As part of the protest, workers have suspended fuel extraction from the Padma, Meghna and Jamuna depots in Kashipur and Khalishpur, and have parked their tankers in front of the depots.

Fuel distribution, petrol pump operations and tanker movements have come to a halt in five districts of Khulna division and five districts in the greater Faridpur ...