Traffic on
the Dhaka-Tangail highway resumed one and a half hours after law enforcement
officers fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to clear garment factory
workers who had blocked the road in Kaliakair, Gazipur to demand a salary
increase.
Gazipur
Industrial Police Superintendent Mohammad Amjad Hossain confirmed the matter. Workers
from several factories began demonstrating around 8:30 am on Saturday before
moving to block the highway around 9:30 am.
The blockade
halted vehicul...