Garment workers, demanding a pay rise, block the Uttara road in Dhaka on Sunday, January 6, 2019 Dhaka TribuneThe roadblock created traffic congestion on either side of the road, causing it to eventually spread to the airportGarment workers have blocked the Uttara road in the Abdullahpur area in Dhaka, demanding a pay rise. Later, they proceeded to block the road to press home their demands for increased salary. The roadblock created serious traffic on either side of the road, causing it to eventually spread to the airport. They further stressed they were not being paid according to the new scale for garment workers declared by the government. Locals said the garment workers were also on the roads Saturday evening but had eventually called off the protest after an hour.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 06, 2019 06:45 UTC