, May 4 -- Several hundred of workers of a garment factory on Sunday staged demonstrations to press home their 5-point demand including an increase in wages in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram district.

The workers of 'Golden Son Ltd' in Khwajnagar area of the upazila began the demonstrations chanting slogans and carrying banners and festoons around 11:30 am.

Their other demands are full payment within the scheduled time, scrapping of the two-installment wage system, payment of salaries between the 1 to 10 of each month, and compensation equivalent to three months and 13 days' salary in accordance with government rules if any worker is terminated.

Officer-in-Charge of Karnaphuli police station Md Sharif said they along with army member...