Transport workers at BRTC’s Joar Sahara bus depot have called off their strike after receiving assurances over the release of nine months’ back pay on Wednesday.
Deputy Commission of Police (Gulshan zone) Mushtaque Ahmed informed the workers that their pending salaries would be disbursed in instalments before urging them to return to work following a second day of protests.
Depot Manager Md Noor Alam said that the workers will receive one month’s wages on Wednesday. The back pay for another month will be cleared by Jan 31 while the remainder of the dues will be cleared in instalments until July, reports bdnews24.
After receiving assurances, drivers and workers called off the strike at 12:00pm and returned to work by driving their buses out of the depot.
