Dhaka, July 28 -- Transport owners and workers on Sunday warned of a strike from August 12 to realise their eight-point demand.

Leaders of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association, Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners' Association, and Bangladesh

Road Transport Workers' Federation made the announcement at a press conference in the capital's Jatiya Press Club.

Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association Secretary General Saiful Alam read out a written statement and presented their demands.

On July 20, the government launched a crackdown on vehicles that have exceeded their economic lifespan, he said.

He also said that the drive started about a month after the government fixed the economic lifespan of buses and minibuses at 20 years, and...