Staff Reporter

Agitated by sudden closure of their factory and the recent death of a female colleague, about 1,000 garment workers yesterday blocked vehicular movement on Mirpur-Agargaon road as they held a sit-in demonstration on the busy Rokeya Smarani till 4:30pm from 9:00am.
Thousands of residents of Mirpur, Sheorapara and Pallabi thanas had to face a serious problem on their way to and from the main city as the sit-in strike that generated heavy traffic jam on both sides of Rokeya Smarani and some other roads as those had to experienc additional traffic pressure. [Read more]