Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Thousands of passengers were made to suffer as river vessel workers went on an indefinite strike across the country early Tuesday to press home their 11-points demand, including wage increase.
Bangladesh Water Transport Workers' Federation, which represents eight or ganisations, enforced the strike at 12:01am, said M Nabi Alam, Vice-President of Chattogram chapter of Water Transport Workers' Rights Protection Oikya Parishad.
He said the strike call was given from a human chain formed in the capital by Bangladesh Water Transport Workers' Federation on October 13.
River vessel workers and owners met together on Monday afternoon at the intervention of Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Commodor...