Traffic resumed around 9:00am after law enforcers managed to convince the protesters to clear the road

The group's inability to open new LCs has forced its factories to halt production

The authorities have promised to clear the dues by November. But the workers have not agreed to wait till then

Workers of five TNZ Group garment factories ended a three-day blockade of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway over back pay last night.

The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory

The Ashulia industrial belt saw an increased number of garment factories shut yesterday amid a fresh wave of unrest among workers of dozens of units for several demands, including a wage hike.

The workers demonstrated on the highway, demanding payment of salaries with the agreed-upon increments

The workers have been demonstrating since yesterday to press home their eight-point demands, which includes increase in salary, monthly salaries instead of weekly payments, and stopping termination of workers.