A motorcyclist has launched a protest at a refuelling station in Dhaka, alleging the pumps have been manipulated to cheat customers.
The protester, Md Ishtiak, works at Eastern Bank. He ordered octane worth Tk 500 at Sohrab Service Station in South Kalyanpur around 10:00 am on Monday.
He was given a voucher for octane worth Tk 500, but alleged he had not been given the right amount of fuel. He asked the station workers to weigh the oil in his motorcycle’s tank, but they refused.
In protest against the station’s action, he started demonstrating outside of it, carrying a piece of paper with “I want the right amount of oil” written on it.
Tofayel Ahmed, chief of Darussalam Police Station, said he sent a team to the station, reports bdnews24.com.
“It appeared to me that they [the station] gave me oil worth Tk 300 after I ordered Tk 500 of fuel,” said Ishtiak.
“When I asked them to give me the right amount of oil, they said it was a mistake and tried to give me my oil.”
“But I think it wasn’t a mistake and they're cheating every customer. That’s why I decided to protest. The station authorities started apologising to me after police arrived.”
He said he would not file a complaint, but continue to demonstrate to draw everyone’s attention.
Sohrab Service Station officials were unavailable on the phone for comment.