Rangamati representative: Hilly Rangamati has started to return to its familiar form again. After the withdrawal of Section 144 and the indefinite transport strike at 11 am on Sunday yesterday, public life in hilly Rangamati has started to return to normal.
CNG autorickshaws, the only mode of transport in the city, have started plying since Monday (September 23) morning.
Meanwhile, shops and shopping malls in the city have started opening. But still, everyone is panicking. But the locals think that gradually everything will return to normal.
Buses have been plying on the Rangamati-Chittagong road since morning after the indefinite transport strike was called off on Sunday night, but the buses are not plying on the Rangamati-Khagrachari and Rangamati-Bandarban roads due to the blockade.
On the other hand, a 72-hour blockade called ‘CHT Blockade’ called by the anti-discrimination student crowd has been going on since Saturday, which will end on Monday.
President of Rangamati Launch Owners’ Association Mainuddin Salim said that launch movement is stopped due to blockade in 6 upazilas of Kaptai Lake waterway.
General Secretary of Chittagong-Rangamati Bus Owners Association. Salahuddin said that after the cancellation of the indefinite transport strike, buses are plying on the Rangamati-Chittagong road, but the buses are not plying on the Rangamati-Khagrachari and Rangamati-Bandarban roads.
Deputy General Secretary of Rangamati-Chittagong Bus and Minibus Workers’ Union, Mo Yushup, said, “Since the strike has been called off, we have been driving since this morning.”
