Savar, Feb. 16 -- Workers of a garment factory blocked Bishmail-Jirabo road at Amtola in Ashulia of Savar for six hours on Sunday, demanding their outstanding salaries.

According to Industrial Police-1 Superintendent of Police Md Mominul Islam Bhuiyan, the workers staged the protest from morning until 3pm, disrupting traffic movement in the area.

"We attempted to contact the factory owner, but they are currently out of the country. We have also informed the BGMEA [Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association]. After the workers received assurances from either the owner or BGMEA and then they withdrew the blockade, and traffic returned to normal," he said.

Tarequl Islam, marketing and merchandising director of the factory,...