Garment workers began to gather at the Uttarkhan and Dakhinkhan areas after 9am on Tuesday and headed toward the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, said Airport Zone Assistant Police Commissioner Md Mizanur Rahman. “They are trying to get the other garment workers to take to the streets. Photo: Asif Mahmud OvePolice used teargas shells to disperse the garment workers when they attempted to occupy the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Uttara’s Abdullahpur around 11:45am. Garment workers in Mirpur’s Kalshi area have occupied the road and are engaging in confrontations with police. The garment workers also protested on the thoroughfare for another five hours on Monday.

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2019 06:22 UTC