Workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway over death rumour of RMG worker
Garment workers blocked Dhaka-Aricha highway for two and a half hours on Monday following a rumour over death of a female garment worker in a road accident, reports UNB.
They also vandalised several vehicles, including a vehicle of city corporation carrying garbage, in Aminbazar Turag area.
Witnesses said a bus hit the female worker of 'Brando Eco Apparels' in the area while she was crossing the highway, leaving her injured in the morning.
As a rumour spread over her death following the accident, agitating workers then blocked the highway for two and a half hours.
Police later brought the situation under control.