, Oct. 1 -- An indefinite transport strike began in Habiganj on Thursday protesting the detention and vandalism of buses and attacks on transport workers on the Habiganj-Moulvibazar route.

All types of public transport, including buses, remained off the roads across the district from early Thursday morning.

No inter-district or long-distance buses left Habiganj since morning, causing severe suffering to passengers and commuters.

Many passengers were seen waiting for transport at different bus terminals.

Abu Moin Chowdhury Sohel, general secretary of Habiganj Motor Group, said transport owners from Habiganj have long been operating buses on the Habiganj-Sreemangal-Moulvibazar-Sherpur-Sylhet route.

However, buses from Habiganj have fac...