All trucks and vans in Bangladesh are on strike indefinitely
According to foreign media reports, as global fuel oil prices continue to rise, the government will suspend operations at midnight on November 3 Diesel prices have increased by about 18%, and Bangladeshi truck, van and mass transport owners have decided to go on indefinite strike starting from November 5.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority said on Thursday that it would hold a meeting with the sector’s stakeholders on Sunday to discuss the issue, but owners and Workers stand by their decision to go on strike.
“This is a joint decision between owners and workers,” said Talukdar Monir, president of the Bangladesh Truck Cover Truck Drivers Union.
“The authorities did not meet our 10-point demand. They did increase the toll. But now they have also increased the fuel price by Tk 15 per liter. What else can we do? We have no choice. “Tajul said.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association, in a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, described the rise in diesel prices as “abnormal”. The association claims that owners have not increased bus fares on long-distance routes over the past eight years despite costs having multiplied.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation and the Bangladesh Truck Covered Truck Drivers’ Union said that unless the government opposes the decision to increase fuel prices, they will A strike was launched on Friday.
The car owners announced the strike to demand that the government formally increase fares, otherwise they will suffer economic losses due to rising oil prices. The strike will disrupt the transportation of containers and goods, affecting import and export activities.
Tajul Islam, vice-president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, said: “No vehicles will be running after 6 am on Friday and with the owners and workers coordination committee announcing the strike, this This situation will continue indefinitely.”
Cargo owners have expressed concern that there will be a backlog and that their container cargo will not be processed in a timely manner.
Tofazzal Hossain Majumder, president of the Bangladesh Truck Owners Association, said that the increase in fuel oil prices will lead to an increase in the prices of all commodities and the public will be affected. Truck drivers and bus owners in many places have stopped working due to rising gas prices.
In Bangladesh, the price of diesel, the main fuel for mass transport and cargo transport, has reached close to US$1.
Garment factory owner Lafitte Ullah said: “At a time when export demand is strong, the strike in the transportation industry will bring huge pressure to us.”
Ullah urged the government to reconsider the increase in fuel oil prices and resolve the crisis through discussions for the sake of the country’s import and export trade.
Chittagong Port regulations: Starting from December 1, inbound containers must use bullet seals
In addition, the Chittagong Port Authority has New regulations have been issued for containers. From December 1, all import containers must use bullet seals to ensure that goods are not damaged or lost when they arrive at the port and are transported to terminals and factories.
The Port Authority said it may refuse to accept containers and refuse to unload them at port terminals unless bullet seals are used.
The Port Authority has noticed that most of the import containers handled at the Chittagong port carry original plastic/metal strip security seals, which are fragile and breakable. This puts the goods in the container at risk of damage or loss, causing great worry and inconvenience to consumers.
In order to ensure the safety of container cargo from any possible loss or damage, the Port Authority has decided to use bullet seals instead of plastic/metal steel seals in fully loaded import containers.
Meanwhile, the government has long tried to mandate the use of bullet seals on export containers and on their way from factories to docks and ports to prevent theft of goods on the roads.
Close manufacturers often report that criminals break seals and steal raw materials/goods from containers on the way to and from factories and ports/terminals. As a result, they face financial losses and buyers express frustration over thefts that damage the image of the country and industry.
Muntasir rubatat, operations director of GBX Logistics Co., Ltd. said: “It is a common practice to use bullet seals in import containers. We have issued an order to the transshipment port. We have received a notice requiring them to comply with the requirements, and the trunk line operators have also received the notice.”
If you have goods exported to Bangladesh in the near future, please be sure to pay attention to the latest situation in a timely manner to avoid any unnecessary losses or troubles, beware of customers using this to delay payment! </p
