Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Former employees of Grameenphone have kept the telecom giant's headquarters under siege since Tuesday morning over demands related to their dues, preventing the current staff inside from leaving the premises until midnight.

Police and law-enforcing personnel have been deployed at the scene.

By midnight, the protesters were still demonstrating outside the "GP House" in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area, while employees who arrived at work in the morning remained trapped inside.

Assistant Commissioner HM Shafiqul Rahman of the Badda Zone police was present at the location.

"The former employees have been here since the morning, demanding that Grameenphone authorities sit with them for discussions.

"However, Grameenp...