Metro rail employees withdraw strike, return to work

The metro rail employees have returned to work after an initiative was taken to take action against MRT police members involved in the assault of four employees of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited.

Single-journey metro rail ticket sales began at 9:30 am on Monday (March 17).

Earlier, sales of single-trip ticket were closed for about two and a half hours from 7 am. During that time, only passengers with Rapid Passes were able to travel.

Fazlul Haque, Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, said, "The ministry has formed a committee to look into the matter. Those involved in this incident will be brought to justice."

Workers had stopped issuing one-way tickets for train journeys from Monday morning over allegations that officers on duty at the Secretariat Station were beaten by the police on Sunday.