Sylhet: Transport Workers’ Union enforced a strike for indefinite period across the division on Sunday morning to press home their five‐charter demand.

The strike started at 6:00am, triggering acute sufferings to the commuters.

A large number of people including students, traders and office goers were seen waiting on the road for public transports in the morning, witnesses said.

Selim Ahmed Falik, president of Transport Workers’ Union said that they were raising demand for withdrawal of all cases filed against their transport workers, cancellation of the registration of trade union of the president of Shramik League and a ban on motor‐cycle riding on Sylhet‐Companiganj route immediately.

Meanwhile, district Shramik League President Ejazul Haque, terming the strike irrational, said that it was called to create aggression and wobble the government.

Zedan Al Musa, additional deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said they would take stern action if any kind of violence is committed in the name of strike.