Twenty activists of the banned Chhatra League have been arrested for allegedly attempting sabotage and creating chaos during a labor protest demanding wage hikes in Gazipur's Kaliakair. Police arrested them during a drive in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area on Saturday morning.
Kaliakair Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahidul Islam confirmed the matter. Police stated that workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the Palli Bidyut area around 9 am, halting traffic, and the suspects were held for trying to create unrest during the demonstration.
Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Md Amzad Hossain stated that workers from around 11 factories took to the roads, leading authorities to declare those factories closed for the day.
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