Dhaka, July 27 -- Transport owners and workers on Sunday issued a 15-working day ultimatum to fulfill their eight-point demand, including amendments to the Road Transport Act-2018.

They warned of enforcing a 72-hour nationwide transport strike from 6am on August 12 to 6am on August 15 if their demands are not met.

The announcement came from a joint press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club by the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association, the Bus-Truck Owners Association and the Road Transport Workers' Federation.

In a written statement, Saiful Alam, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association, said the ultimatum follows recent BRTA drives to remove buses and trucks older than 20 and 25 years respect...