Gazipur, March 10 -- Workers of a spinning mill blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur for three hours on Monday afternoon, demanding their three months' unpaid wages.

Commuters and pedestrians were left suffering as both ends of the highway remained blocked beginning at 2pm.

Earlier, the workers of Chandara Spinning Mill Ltd staged a sit-in protest inside the factory premises in the morning, demanding their outstanding salaries.

As the management failed to provide any assurance regarding payments, the workers moved to the highway and started the blockade at 2pm.

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Later, joint security forces arrived at the scene around 4:30pm and removed the agitators from the hig...