Dhaka: At least five workers at a textile factory in Bangladesh were injured on Thursday while staging a protest over unpaid wages and blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.

The blockade led to nearly an hour of traffic snarls, causing severe inconveniences to the commuters, the local media reported.

Reports suggest that the police fired multiple rounds of sound grenades and used tear gas to disperse the workers after attempts to remove them from the highway through negotiation failed.

Confirming the development Abdul Barek Mia, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sreepur Police Station, said police attempted to persuade the workers to clear the highway but were forced to take action when traffic movement came to a halt.

“Negotiations are underway with the factory owner to pay the workers’ arre

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