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Garment workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway
Garment workers are protesting by blocking the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur. The workers began this protest around 9:15 am on Saturday. Due to the blockade, vehicle movement on the highway has stopped, creating a long traffic jam.

According to police and worker sources, workers from 8 to 10 factories in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area joined work in the morning. Later, after giving attendance, they came out of the factories. A few days ago, during a workers' movement, after a female worker of the Apex factory was injured, rumors spread that she had died. They began protesting over the rumor that a worker had been killed and demanding a wage increase.

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Due to the blockade, vehicle movement on the highway stopped, causing suffering to ordinary people. After receiving the news, police went to the scene and are trying to persuade the workers to clear the highway.

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Superintendent of Police for Gazipur Industrial Zone-2 Md. Amjad Hossain said that workers from 8 to 10 factories in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area gave attendance and came out of the factories. Later, they protested over the rumor that a worker had been killed and demanding a wage increase. At one stage, the workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway; as a result, vehicle movement stopped. Efforts are ongoing to persuade the workers to clear the highway.

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