
WORKERS of an apparel factory on the Ashulia outskirt of the capital city, reported to have been abstaining from work for several days, had blocked the Dhaka–Tangail Highway on January 13 for five hours, which majorly disrupted traffic. The workers are reported to be pushing for the demand for job termination benefits. The law enforcement agencies used water cannons and charged at the protesters with truncheons to clear the area and ease traffic movement. The workers say that the factory management suspended them and served notices on 453 workers to explain the unrest at the factory that took place in the past week. The management says that it served the notice on the workers in January 9–12 keepin