Passengers suffer due to suspension of bus movement between Dhaka and Mymensingh ahead of BNP rally

Bus movement between Dhaka-Mymensingh has been suspended without any prior announcement since early Friday, causing immense suffering to commuters.

However, transport owners and workers said they suspended bus movement fearing vandalism from previous experience.

Intra-district bus service remains as usual but the long-haul servicrsasuspended reportedly to foil BNP’s grand rally in Dhaka so that party leaders and workers can’t join.

Passengers alleged that they were bound to return home as no buses from the district town were leaving for Dhaka since early Friday.

A bus passenger named Plabon who came from nearby Netrokona said he had an emergency to go to Dhaka but couldn’t manage any bus. Finally he was forced to return home.

Another passenger from the district expressed his resentment over suspension of bus services, saying many people like him were bound to go back due to unavailability of the long-haul bus.

Mymensingh’s Mashkanda Bus Stand Manager Khorshed Alam said bus movement was suspended following directives from the bus owners who are not ready to take responsibility for vandalism.

He also said that the bus services may remain suspended tomorrow as well.

Transport Owners Committee Secretary General Mahbubur Rahman said bus owners and workers suspended buses for the sake of security However, some buses are plying sporadically.