Pay Protest Blocks Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur

Fresh labour unrest erupted in Gazipur's Kaliakair on Saturday as factory workers staged protests demanding higher wages. Workers from several factories in the Palli Bidyut area refused to start work and later occupied the Dhaka-Tangail Highway around 9:15 am, bringing traffic to a halt.

According to local reports, workers arrived at their respective factories on Saturday morning but declined to join their shifts, launching demonstrations over their demand for increased wages.

Following the protests, authorities at several factories announced holidays. The workers subsequently moved onto the highway and staged a blockade, disrupting traffic along the Dhaka-Tangail route.

Several factories in the Palli Bidyut area and nearby locations have also been closed in response to the unrest.

Industrial police and members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) reached the scene after receiving reports of the demonstrations. Security personnel are attempting to restore order, using sound grenades and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.

Kaliakair Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam confirmed that traffic on the highway had been suspended after workers took to the road.