RMG workers block road in Savar for 4 hrs demanding dues
UNB
Publish: 13 Nov 2024, 08:24 PM
Savar,
Nov 13 (UNB)- Vehicular movement on Hemayetpur-Manikganj-Singair road in Savar
remained suspended for four hours on Wednesday as workers of a garment factory
blocked the road demanding payment of their dues.
Several thousand workers
of AJI Group industrial park, owned by film actor Ananta Jalil, started
demonstration near the factory in the morning and suspended production.
They pelted brickbats
towards the factory and vadalised some vehicles.
Later they took to the
road, disrupting traffic and causing suffering to commuters.
Amid unrest, Ananta
Jalil also reached the factory amid tight security.
Savar police station
Officer-in-Charge Jewel Miah said following a discussion and upon assurance
from the owner's representatives the workers left the road after four hours.
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