Gridlock was formed as vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway remained suspended for over an hour due to workers of garment factories demonstrating in Gazipur’s Konabari area, demanding payment of salaries as per the wages set by the government.

Mohammad Ziaul Islam, officer-in-charge of Konabari police station, said apparel workers took to the streets around 8am to press home their six-point demand, including payment of wages as per the government-announced wage structure.

The other demands include an eight-hour workday instead of ten hours.

A long tailback has been created on both sides of the highway following the demonstrations.

However, vehicular movement normalised as the police drove the demonstrating workers away from the highway after assuring them of taking steps regarding their demands.