Barishal, Nov. 2 -- Owners and workers suspended bus services on six routes from Char Kauwa Bus Terminal in Barishal Sadar upazila on Monday, demanding a ban on three-wheelers and battery-run auto-rickshaws on roads.

Char Kauwa Bus Owners' and Workers' Union enforced the strike in the morning, halting bus operations from the terminal and causing severe hardship for passengers.

According to the authorities concerned, around 70 buses operate daily on six routes from the terminal, including DC Road, Laxmipasha, Laharhat, Katadia, Halta and Siddik Bazar.

Several thousand passengers use these routes every day.

With bus services suspended, many passengers were forced to use motorcycles and rickshaws, paying higher fares.

Passengers complai...