RMG workers block Dhaka- Mymensingh highway

GAZIPUR, Sept 11 (UNB): Traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was disrupted for nearly an hour on Wednesday morning after workers of a garment factory blocked the road demanding their August salaries.

Around 150-200 workers of Bulbul Knitting and Sewing Ltd staged the protest at Dighirpar in Bason area at around 07:00 am, halting vehicular movement, witnesses said.

The workers alleged that their August salaries, due by September 10, had not been paid, prompting the demonstration.

A team from the Industrial Police and Bason Police Station rushed to the scene and tried to disperse the protesters.

Traffic resumed at around 08:00 am after the workers left the road following assurances from the police, said Md Shaheen Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Bason Police Station.