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Transport workers still block highway: Talks continue

By Staff Correspondent
Direct road communication between the capital and north ern and northwestern districts remained disrupted for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as barricades set up by transport workers remained on the Dhaka-Aric ha Highway
A group of unruly workers attacked and damaged at least 12 buses which tried to ply on the highway tn the morning. More than 40 passengers were injured in the incidents, witnesses said
However, communication was partially restored from the
afternoon through the Nabinagar Kaliakolr route after the workers removed barricades at Nayarhat for 72 hours to facilitate negotiations.
The will set up barricades at Nayarhat again If the author tties failed to resolve the matter by that time, a workers' union source said.
Barricades at Gabtali remained on Wednesday . witness said.
The crisis originated Monday after an accident between a Jahangirnagar University bus and a truck near Savar, and subsequent clashed
between the university students and transport workers that left 20 people injured.
The second round of talks started this evening (Wednesday) at the residence of the Home Minister to resolve the crisis as a marathon meeting was adjourned Tuesday without breaking the impasse.
Home Minister Abdul Matin Chowdhury, JU Vice Chancellor Kazi Saleh Ahmed, central students' union leaders and transport workers' leaders were at a meeting till the writ-ing of this report.
The meeting could not be resumed till evening as the Minister was out of the capital. Home Ministry sources said.
Our ManfkganJ correspondent adds: Ferry services between Aricha-Nagarbari and Aricha-Daulatdla remained almost suspended on Wednesday as very few vehicles could ply on the highway.
Some passengers travelled in engine boats from Nayarhat to Gabtall to reach their destination.
Our JU Correspondent adds: The transport workers demanded Taka one crore as compensation for the damaged trucks.
Students who reached the capital on Wednesday through the Nablnagar-Kallakotr route alleged that transport workers searched a number of buses and assaulted some students.
The workers also looted the belongings of the students, they alleged.
The workers union source, however, denied the allegation.
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