The 48-hour transport strike in eight districts of the Rangpur Division has been called off from 6pm Friday after 12 hours.
Vehicular movement on 26 inter-district and local routes resumed after the strike was withdrawn.
The strike was enforced by the Rangpur Divisional Road Transportation Workers' Federation from 6am.
Federation president Akther Hossain Badal told that the transport strike was called off following discussion with executive president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation Shajahan Khan, who is also the shipping minister.
Badal said that the minister assured them of taking legal actions against those responsible for the attack.
Rangpur district superintendent of police Saleh Mohammad Tanvir also confirmed the withdrawal of the strike.
The federation at a meeting on Thursday evening decided to enforce the strike after a clash between two groups of rival transport workers in Rangpur bus terminal area in the afternoon leaving at least 30 injured, including Rangpur Divisional Motor Workers' Association general secretary Abdul Majid.
It enforced the strike in protest at the attack and demanding removal of illegal encroachments from the terminal area.
The strike virtually snapped communication with the rest of the country from Friday morning to evening.
The strike left commuters to suffer. Many students from different districts failed to reach the examination centre Carmichael College to attend the admission test for the National University.
A large number of police were deployed at several key points of the town on Friday morning to avoid any unpleasant situation.
Vehicular movement on 26 inter-district and local routes resumed after the strike was withdrawn.
The strike was enforced by the Rangpur Divisional Road Transportation Workers' Federation from 6am.
Federation president Akther Hossain Badal told that the transport strike was called off following discussion with executive president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation Shajahan Khan, who is also the shipping minister.
Badal said that the minister assured them of taking legal actions against those responsible for the attack.
Rangpur district superintendent of police Saleh Mohammad Tanvir also confirmed the withdrawal of the strike.
The federation at a meeting on Thursday evening decided to enforce the strike after a clash between two groups of rival transport workers in Rangpur bus terminal area in the afternoon leaving at least 30 injured, including Rangpur Divisional Motor Workers' Association general secretary Abdul Majid.
It enforced the strike in protest at the attack and demanding removal of illegal encroachments from the terminal area.
The strike virtually snapped communication with the rest of the country from Friday morning to evening.
The strike left commuters to suffer. Many students from different districts failed to reach the examination centre Carmichael College to attend the admission test for the National University.
A large number of police were deployed at several key points of the town on Friday morning to avoid any unpleasant situation.
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