Police fire tear gas, baton charge protesting workers over unpaid wages

Workers of Mahmud Jeans Limited blocked a highway and protested demanding unpaid dues in Gazipur's Kaliakair. When they staged the protest on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the Chandra area on Friday morning, police fired tear gas and baton-charged to disperse the workers. At least 10 workers were injured in the incident. The factory was declared permanently closed on October 10, 2023. The workers claim they took to the movement as their dues have not been paid for a long time. Factory authorities say the matter of dues is now under the Ministry of Labor. Police said additional forces are currently deployed in the area.