On Monday (October 5) morning, they protested by blocking the road in front of the National Press Club. Later, they took out a procession and held a rally at Dainik Bangla intersection. There, Council President SM Abubakar Siddique said that the four arrested leaders must be released within three working days. Otherwise, he warned, more stringent programs would be announced.
He said they hope the government will sit for talks with their demands, including stopping the rickshaw eviction drive. However, if the four leaders are not released within the stipulated time, the movement's program will be announced.
Rickshaw drivers who participated in the protest also expressed anger over the rise in prices of daily necessities and the gas, water and electricity crisis.
Last Thursday (October 1), police of Sabujbagh Police Station arrested four leaders of the Battery-powered Rickshaw Owners-Workers Unity Council. They are—Akbar, president of the Sabujbagh Police Station committee, his son Yasin, Sentu and Rahim Mahajan. Monday's program was held to demand their release.
