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July
20, 2000
Bagerhat,
July 19 (UNB)- The inter-district Transport Owners Association will
observe a half-day strike on all the routes in the district tomorrow
(Thursday) demanding ban of shallow engine propelled tempo.
They
claimed that over 500 such environment unfriendly tempos are plying on
eight routes of the district before the very nose of the local
administration violating the strict ban.
At
a press conference on Sunday general secretary of the association Mati
Mia said the six-hour strike would begin at 6am to press home their
demand. He also said if the demand was not met they would go for a
daylong strike on July 24.
After
the press conference the association submitted a memorandum to the
Deputy Commissioner.
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