<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Five hours after enforcing an indefinite strike, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad called off their strike on Monday upon assurance from the local administration about meeting their demand.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They went on strike demanding the release of Chhatra Dal leader Ali Akbor Rajon who was arrested in a sabotage case.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They withdrew their strike around 11am, said Mainul Islam, president of Bus-Minibus Workers' Union.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said the transport strike has been suspended due to the assurance from the administration.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The transport services already resumed in the district.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Sunday, Sylhet District Transport Oikya Parishad called for an indefinite strike starting from 6am today (Monday).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Ali Akbor Rajon has been in jail for one and a half months as he was denied bail. The strike will continue until he is granted bail," Mainul added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rajon has been involved in the politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and he is the joint general secretary of Sylhet District Chhatra Dal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He is also the joint general secretary of the Bus-Minibus Workers Union Committee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 7 December, 2022, police arrested Rajon from the Surma Market area of the town in a sabotage case lodged in 2018. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>