# C&F Agents Call Off Strike at Sonamasjid Land Port After Talks With Customs, With Goods to Be Released Under Previous Rules Over 15 Days and an Assurance Against Unnecessary Harassment of Employees

> Customs clearing and forwarding agents suspended their strike at Bangladesh’s Sonamasjid land port after talks with customs officials. The agreement provides for goods to be released under the previous rules over 15 days and for employees not to face unnecessary harassment during that period.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T09:18:20.818Z
- Category: logistics · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83771-c-and-f-agents-call-off-strike-at-sonamasjid-land-port-after-talks-with-customs
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Resumption of port activity should ease delays for cross-border goods, though the article does not identify feed or agricultural commodities affected. The 15-day release period may mean some clearance delays persist.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-24 | [St. Lawrence Seaway strike leaving goods, ships stranded at Port of Thunder Bay \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33668-st-lawrence-seaway-strike-leaving-goods-ships-stranded-at-port-of-thunder-bay.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-07 | [Local 8 ULP Strike Urges Overseas Employer to Drop Baseless Lawsuit - ILWU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43156-local-8-ulp-strike-urges-overseas-employer-to-drop-baseless-lawsuit-ilwu.md) | +4.2% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-26 | [BNSF unions can't strike over attendance policy, judge rules](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43164-bnsf-unions-can-t-strike-over-attendance-policy-judge-rules.md) | -2.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-20 | [XPO Port Rail Drivers From Los Angeles To US-Mexico Border Strike Over Illegal Job Classification - International Brotherhood of Teamsters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70490-xpo-port-rail-drivers-from-los-angeles-to-us-mexico-border-strike-over-illegal.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-22 | [Fears over impact of rail strike on Port of Felixstowe containers \| East Anglian Daily Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40939-fears-over-impact-of-rail-strike-on-port-of-felixstowe-containers-east-anglian.md) | +1.8% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- networkbangladesh.com: https://networkbangladesh.com/cf-agents-call-off-strike-at-sonamasjid-land-port-after-talks-with-customs-with-goods-to-be-released-under-previous-rules-over-15-days-and-an-assurance-against-unnecessary-harassment-of-employees/

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