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Feb 18, 2015

* Bangladesh - Trucker, helper burnt in Bogra arson attack

-- The driver and helper of a coal-laden truck were burnt in a firebomb attack on the Dhaka-Bogra highway in Bogra's Shajahanpur upazila this evening... Both driver Abdul Kader, 38, and helper Liton Kazi, 26, hailed from Pabna's Shathiya upazila... Unidentified pickets hurled a firebomb at the Manikganj-bound truck from Dinajpur when it reached Betgari area around 8:15pm, Abdul Mannan, officer-in-charge of Shajahanpur Police Station, told... Liton suffered 20 percent burns, while Kader 10 percent, said Dr Shahidullah Dewan of the hospital... (Image: Truck helper killed, 2 burnt in Bogra arson) - Bogra, Shahjahanpur, Bangladesh -The Star Online -18 Feb 2015

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Mar 28, 2008

Lack of political will * Tanzania - Hamper cargo transportation

Several complaints over logistical issues have been raised by drivers, truck and tanker owners

Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania -IPP Media, by Kenneth Simbaya -27 Mar 2008: -- ... Drivers, truck and tanker owners have been charging that transporting cargo to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has currently become a nightmare due to logistical issues... For quite a long time now TATOA, a body bringing together truck and tanker transporters in the country has been lamenting that their drivers are being subjected to various torture resulting from logistical chain when they travel to Zambia and DRC and hence now TATOA calls for political will, commitment from Tanzania, Zambia and DRC governments, says Chipandula...

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