Container transport from Ctg port halted due to workers’ strike
Prime Mover-Trailer Sramik Union, a platform for the members who transport goods from Chattogram Port to various depots, went on an indefinite strike this morning, demanding arrest of the killers of one of their fellows.
The strike started around 6:00am, disrupting the cargo movement between the port and 19 private inland container depots (ICDs), reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.
Owing to the strike, imported container that reach the port were not transported to the 18 ICDs (Inland Container Depots) in Chattogram. The containers are moved by Prime-Movers Trailer from the port to the ICDs.
Shahjahan Saju, 48, a driver of Tahsin Enterprise, was shot dead inside one of its motor garages in Kalu Shah shrine area of Sitakunda on Wednesday.
Protesting the murder and demanding punishment of the killers, Abu Bakkar Siddiqui, general secretary of the union, announced the strike at Chattogram Press Club yesterday.
“The murder took place on Wednesday and police told us they would take action in three days. But no action was taken even after four days, which is why we are staging the protest,” said Prime Mover-Trailer Sramik Union General Secretary Abu Bakkar Siddik.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) Secretary Ruhul Amin Sikder said movement of containers between port and the ICDs has been halted owing to the strike, however goods are being transported all over the country from the ICDs.
After the murder, victim’s wife Shahida Akhter filed a case with Sitakunda Police Station accusing Md Masum, another employee of the firm.
