Midday Brief | Thursday, April 18, 2019

Operations of passenger and cargo vessels resumed on April 17, 2019 after Bangladesh Water Transport Workers Federation postponed their strike. The federation called the strike to press home their 11-point demand, including full implementation of the pay scale of 2016, stopping extortion and robbery in river transport, and providing appointment letters, identity cards and service books to transport workers. The photo was taken at Barishal terminal. Photo: STAR/ Titu Das