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fGovt can't keep transport system hostage in hands of miscreants’
The situation prevailing In the rood transportation due to unilateral and unreasonable decision taken by some leaders of the transport workers union has been returning to normal following some reads He steps taken In phases by the government, a handout of the Communications Ministry said Sunday, reports BSS.
The handout said it was noted that some transport workers Ignored the strike call keeping In view the sufferings of the people and considering the deplorable stale regarding the movement of candidates of the on going HSC examina Uons. as also of petroleum and fuel, pharmaceuticals and raw materials and other essential Items, and were operating their vehicles on different routes In full swing.
The government further noted that those who were operating their vehicles had come under the violent attack of the striking workers. Such acts of terrorism were not only causing damage to transport owners and the workers but at the same time posed a threat
to the Ilves of the helpless pas sengers, the handout said
During the last few days in Dhaka city and elsewhere In the country petrol bombs were hurled at the vehicles, spe cially on buses, minibuses and trucks, the handout added
The handout said the gov emmenl's clear-cut stand regarding the 11-point demand of the striking transport work era. an explanation of the penal code with regard to accident as demanded by the workers and assurance of filing caaea under section 304. and not under section 302 and de spite categorical and uncqulv ocal assurance in the Jatiya Sangsad that no unfair and unjust action would be taken against the workers Involved with the strike, a section of transport workers was yet to make efforts to bring normalcy in the road transportation
The government had already announced Its pledge to give compensation to owners of the damaged bus. mini-bus. truck, tempo and baby-taxi.
The decision of giving them priority regarding import of new vehicles and availability of bank loans has also been communicated to them.
It has become obvious from the speeches and statements of the leaders of the transport workers who opposed the strike thut it was a conspiratorial move.
Those who were saying that resorting to strike was a democratic right, had, in fact, not taken the decision of going for the strike in a democratic manner. This has been ex pressed in the speeches made by leaders of the transport workers, the handout said.
Moreover, the baseless and untrue statements made by some leaders of the transport workers union at press conferences did not speak of their responsible mannerism. It was alleged in those statements that the government had resorted to repressive measures against the transport workers, the government itself was doing the acts of terrorism and the telephone lines of the leaders had been snapped.
The handout said, under the circumstances the government wants to reiterate
that despite its sympathy for the demands of the transport workers and Its goodwill to overcome the hardship of the people it could not keep the country's transport system hostage In the hands of a few vested Interest group and mte creants.
The handout said The gov ernment thinks that strike docs not mean destructive ac ttvlties. The government Is reiterating its call lo leaders of the so-called striking workers to put an end to such Illegal activities forthwith. Otherwise, the entire responsibility of the damage to transports and ve hick's and loss of public prop erty al various places would fall on the leaders of the striking workers
The government sincerely expressed the hope that the owners and workers of transport would start operating their vehicles tn full swing In response to the steps taken by it to resolve the problems In the road transportation and remove the sufferings of the people.