Staff Correspondent:

DHAKA, Nov 14 (BDReports24) — Garment factory workers took to the streets and blocked the busy Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur's Kaliakair upazila on Saturday morning, bringing traffic to a complete standstill and causing severe commuter suffering.

The demonstration erupted in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area as workers marched out of their factories to demand the immediate payment of overdue wages and other rightful allowances. The sudden road blockade stranded hundreds of long-distance vehicles, freight trucks, and local transports on both sides of the major arterial route.

Local law enforcement authorities and industrial police rushed to the scene to negotiate with the agitating workers and restore order on the highway. P...