Traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was disrupted for nearly an hour on Wednesday morning after workers of a garment factory blocked the road demanding their August salaries.
Around 150-200 workers of Bulbul Knitting and Sewing Ltd staged the protest at Dighirpar in Bason area around 7 am, halting vehicular movement, witnesses said.
The workers alleged that their August salaries, due by September 10, had not been paid, prompting the demonstration.
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A team from the Industrial Police and Bason Police Station rushed to the scene and tried to disperse the protesters.
Traffic resumed around 8 am after the workers left the road following assurances from the police, said Md Shaheen Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Bason Police Station.