RMG workers’ demo: Traffic normal on Dhaka-M’singh highway after 11 hours

Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway returned to normal 11 hours after RMG workers blocked the highway this morning, demanding payment of unpaid wages.
Al Mamun, a Gazipur traffic police inspector, told our Gazipur correspondent that traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway was normal around 7:00pm.
Gazipur Industrial Police Inspector Bayjid Mia told The Daily Star that the Apparel Plus Limited factory workers received their 26-day salary arrears for July. As workers withdrew from the blockade, the plying of vehicles normalised this evening.
The workers of the Apparel Plus Limited factory blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for nearly seven hours since 6:00pm yesterday, demanding the settlement of their overdue salaries
The highway reopened early today, around 1:00am.
The workers resumed their protest around 8:00am today again in the Bhogra area of Gazipur, halting traffic movement.