Sunday, August 9, 2009

Star Online Report

Owners of the CNG refuelling stations today vowed to go on a countrywide strike from August 17 in case their demands were not fulfilled by August 16.

Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association organised a motor rally this afternoon to press their demands.

Led by Monoranjan Bakta and Zakir Hossain Nayan the rally marched city streets.

A strike was earlier announced from August 1, which was later called off following an assurance from the government.

Their demands include reducing gas price to Tk 13.26 from the existing Tk 16.75 per cubic metre, fixing feed gas price at Tk 5.23 from Tk 9.97, reducing licence fee to Tk 5,000 from Tk 1 lakh, withdrawal of the cash security deposit system, exempting the CNG stations from NOC of the Environment Department, cancellation of the minimum billing system and installing electronic volume conductor.