RMG workers to gherao owners\\\' houses on Eid day if salaries not paid

NARAYANGANJ, July 25 (UNB): Garment workers threatened Friday to lay siege to the houses of factory owners on Eid day if they are not paid their salaries and bonuses before the festival.

President of central committee of Bangladesh Textile Garments Workers Federation Advocate Mahmudur Rahman Ismail issued the threat while addressing a protest rally in the court (old) area of the city in the morning.

Narayanganj chapter of the federation arranged the rally demanding payment of dues to the workers of Future Knitwear and Regal Garments Ltd located in the city.

Workers' leaders Mahmud Hasan, Sabur Hossain and Ahmed Ali, among others, addressed the rally.

After the rally, the workers brought out a procession that paraded different streets in the city.