A 38-hour transport strike enforced by transport operators and workers is underway in Faridpur, a day before BNP's mass rally in the district.

The strike began at 6am on Friday and will continue till 8pm on Saturday.  

Faridpur Transport Owners and Workers Union Parishad has called the strike demanding a ban on three-wheelers and other illegal vehicles on highways.
Dhaka Tribune

The state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has also joined the strike.

No bus left bus terminals in the district town, cutting off the communications of the district with rest of the country and causing untold sufferings of the people.

Although BRTC is a state-run transport agency, Faridpur BRTC Bus Transport Assistant Director Mamun Hasan said that BRTC bus services will be stopped on Friday and Saturday from Faridpur.
Dhaka Tribune

When asked the reason for BRTC bus suspension, he said that the Transport Owners and Workers Union Parishad has called a 38-hour strike from 6 am on Friday demanding to stop all illegal three-wheelers on the highway.

“We have also stopped the bus movement in solidarity with this demand. Bus counter will not open on Friday and Saturday.”
Dhaka Tribune

Thousands of BNP activists and supporters have arrived in Faridpur from nearby districts ahead of the party's divisional rally slated for Saturday.