Garment workers blocked the road in the capital's Mirpur 10 roundabout area demanding a pay hike. They started the blockade by taking positions on the road from 10 am on Thursday.
According to local sources, several hundred workers from a few garment factories started protesting at the Mirpur 10 roundabout around 10 am, demanding that their minimum monthly wage be fixed at 30,000 taka. At one point, traffic movement stopped there, creating severe traffic jams on surrounding roads.
Regarding this matter, Mirpur Division Police Deputy Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Naser Rikabdar stated that garment workers have taken position on the road and police are trying to remove them by persuasion.
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