Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur district remained suspended for an hour as workers of several garment factories blocked the highway, demanding an increase in wages.
The workers staged the protests although the Minimum Wage Board for RNG workers has already held two meetings and the next meeting is scheduled to be held on November 16.
A long tailback was created on the both sides of the road, causing immense suffering to commuters.
Witnesses said workers from several garment factories in and around the Palli Bidyut area refrained from joining work and started demonstrations inside their respective factories in the morning.
At one stage, they came out of the factories and blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway around 9:30 am, disrupting traffic in the surrounding areas.
