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Tank lorry workers call off work abstention in Khulna

Staff Correspondent, Khulna || risingbd.com

Published: 12:57, 29 January 2025  
Tank lorry workers call off work abstention in Khulna

The Khulna Divisional Tank-Lorry Workers Union has withdrawn the work abstention on the fourth day of protest after receiving assurance from the district administration.

They withdrew the work abstention from Wednesday (January 29) morning.

Following the withdrawal of the work abstention, fuel collection from three depots— Padma, Meghna and Jamuna — in Khulna and its supply to 16 districts under Khulna division resumed this morning.

The union’s treasurer, Mizanur Rahman Miju, said, “The protesting workers called off the work abstention after the district administration assured them of meeting their demands.”

The workers started lifting fuel and supplying it to the 16 districts at 8am, he said.

Earlier, on Sunday (January 26) afternoon, the workers went on an indefinite work abstention in protest against the arrest of the union’s general secretary, Ali Azam, in a sabotage case and demanding his release.

As a result, fuel lifting from depots and supply to refuelling stations came to a halt across the division.

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