Rajshahi, Sept. 26 -- Bus owners on Thursday night suspended services to Dhaka from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Natore districts in protest against what they termed 'irrational demands' of drivers and transport workers.

The suspension began at 10pm, said Bazlur Rahman Ratan, president of Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association.

Earlier this month, drivers, helpers, and supervisors enforced two separate stoppages demanding higher wages and allowances.

Owners said that although workers' salaries and benefits were recently increased, they have again raised new demands, including additional subsistence allowance and permission to pick up passengers randomly along routes.

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