RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway demanding due salaries

The workers of a readymade garment factory blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Maleker Bari in Gazipur on Sunday morning demanding their salaries and other dues.

The agitated workers of 'Newtex Factory' also protested at the incident of falling ill of some of their fellow workers after drinking contaminated water in the factory on Saturday evening.

Later, workers from other nearby factories joined them, witnesses said.

They also vandalised several vehicles and burned tyres on the highway, they added.

Police had been trying to bring the situation under control, said Kazi Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Gachha police station.

Meanwhile, the authorities shut down around 50 factories for the day, said the police officer.

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