The workers of an apparel factory blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway to protest an alleged assault on a colleague for demanding a wage hike. Workers of Rising Group’s Mahmuda Attires Ltd in Dhamrai’s Sutipara Union occupied the highway for three and a half hours from 10:30 am Thursday, causing a gridlock, according to local police station chief Sizajul Islam. Normal traffic resumed after the police went to the scene and persuaded the protesters to clear the highway around 1:30 pm, Sirajul said. The angry workers staged the blockade after factory authorities allegedly hired a local ‘thug’ to beat up Mamun and other workers demanding higher pay. There is no grade system here and everyone earns the same wage,” said Rafiqul Islam, a factory worker.

Source: bd News24 January 05, 2024 00:03 UTC