Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd (NTCL) in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday.

The workers of NTCL including Lakkatura Tea Garden put up a barricade on Osmani Airport Road in the Ambarkhana area of the city on Sunday morning demanding payment of their dues, disrupting vehicular movement for two hours, reports UNB.

Later, they withdrew their blockade programme and threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their demand is not met by Tuesday.

However, they also said their work abstention programme will continue as before.

Workers said they have not received wages for the past six weeks, suspending production at the 18 tea gar...