Law-enforcing agencies have removed workers of Beximco Industrial Park, who had been blocking the Dhaka-Tangail highway, pressing for overdue wages. Around 9am, Sub-Inspector Manjurul Islam told bdnews24.com: “Beximco factory workers have been protesting by blocking the road since morning. Attempts to contact representatives from Beximco Industrial Park for comment were unsuccessful. According to the industrial police, as many as 41,000 employees work at the garment and ceramic factories at Beximco Industrial Park. Meanwhile, RMG factory workers have been at the forefront of the protests, blocking the roads for over a week pressing for the unpaid wages.

Source: bd News24 November 20, 2024 14:18 UTC