Workers from a garment factory in Gazipur took to the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Tuesday, protesting for unpaid wages. The demonstration, which lasted for over two hours, severely disrupted traffic on the busy highway. Law enforcement agencies are currently working to control the situation.
The protest began at the gate of APL Apparels, located in the Bhogra area of Gazipur, where workers had gathered early in the morning. The workers, demanding three months’ unpaid wages, eventually moved their demonstration to the highway.
According to the protesting workers, they were forced to take this drastic step after repeated promises by the factory management to pay their overdue wages went unfulfilled.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police's Deputy Commissioner of Traffic, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, confirmed the disruption. "The workers' protest on the highway is obstructing traffic flow, but we are trying to remove them from the road and restore normal traffic movement," he said.