Protest
against Bus Fare Hike
Hasan
Mahmud, Mymensingh, 10 September: A grand procession in protest against
sudden bus fare hike was brought out in the district town yesterday at about
10.00 am. People of walks of life joined the rally. Prior to this, a meeting
was held at Saheed Minar where it was unanimously decided to bring out the
procession because the poor and low-income groups were badly affected due to
excessive bus fare.
They termed it
as a struggle for their existence. No political issue was involved there, and
so people of all walks of life participated in the procession. The procession
rounded up the entire town and chanted different slogans. They carried
different types of festoons and banners with them symbolizing the feelings of
the general people.
Covering the
entire town, the procession again gathered at the Saheed Minar. The leaders of
different political parties unanimously declared the decision that they would
stage a sit in programme for an indefinite period of time unless the bus owners
brought the bus fare back to the previous rate. They also demanded that the
government would take measures to stop the unwanted bus fare hike.
However, the
law enforcing agencies were active enough to maintain a congenial atmosphere.
As a result, no untoward incident took place.
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