The owners of trucks and covered vans have announced to go on a nationwide strike from Friday following the hike in diesel and kerosene oil prices that came into effect Thursday.
"Truck workers will stop transporting goods from Friday unless the decision to increase diesel price is withdrawn," Abdul Motaleb, general secretary of Bangladesh Truck Covered Van Transport Agency Owners Association, told The Business Standard.
On Wednesday, the government had increased the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk15 per litre -- from Tk65 to Tk80 -- in order to keep them in line with the rising fuel prices in the global market.
