Students suffer most on streets amid transport strike

As the transport strike continued into the third day, school and college students suffered the most due to lack of commuter services in the city.

As the adult commuters were struggling to board public buses known as Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation buses, students are being left to the mercy of other modes of transport.

Students with their thinner wallets were not in a position to bargain as too many people are there on the streets to commute.

The school and college students were spending extra money to commute back and forth between home and their respective educational institutions.

Although the students were seen waiting for their turn, they were not getting any bus, human haulers or rickshaws with little money they have.

College girls Sumaia, Tarin and Tania were waiting for a Human Hauler known as Laguna around 8.30 a.m. at Dholaipar to reach their college. “We have been waiting here for more than 30 minutes but we are not able to hire any rickshaw or board a Laguna ,” said Sumaia.

She said even a student like her could board a Laguna, the travel is not comfortable. “There are too many passengers,” she said.

The scenario of every route is almost identical on the third day of the vehicle strike.

The government of Bangladesh raised the prices of diesel and kerosene to Tk 80 from Tk 65 per litre, on November 3rd without serving any prior notice to the stakeholders.

Transporters enforced a countrywide strike from Friday protesting against the diesel price hike. Now they are asking the government to raise fares.