, March 22 -- Mymensingh highway remained suspended for half an hour on Saturday morning as the workers of a garment factory put up barricade at Chandona intersection, protesting the closure of a garment factory without clearing dues and Eid bonus of the workers.

Locals said a tense situation has been prevailing at Zaian Knitwear Fashion Limited in Chandona intersection over the alleged physical assault of three officials of the factory by the workers.

In a row, the factory authorities filed a case and hung a closure notice on the main gate of the factory.

RMG factory workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for Eid and production bonuses

Seeing the closure notice on the main gate, the workers of the factory took to the highway around 8...