Sylhet, July 7 -- Transport owners and workers in Sylhet on Monday called an indefinite transport strike across the district, with effect from Tuesday morning to press home their six-point demand.

The announcement came at a press conference held at a city hotel on Monday evening, organized by the Sylhet District Road Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council.

Reading out a written statement, Moynul Islam, president of Sylhet District Bus-Minibus, Coach-Microbus Workers' Union, alleged that transport owners, workers, and those involved in stone-related businesses in Sylhet have long been neglected and deprived under successive governments.

He blamed a "government-backed syndicate" for the extreme suffering faced by millions of people in Sy...