Workers of Sinha Group of Industries blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway for six hours demanding wage hike
Narayanganj, Apr 27 (UNB) - About 30,000 workers of Sinha Group of Industries blocked the busy Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kanchpur for about six hours today causing severe traffic jam and untold miseries to the commuters.
Workers of garments factories an textile mills owned by the Sinha Group took over the highway at Kanchpur at 8-30 am to press home 10-point demand including wage hike, payment of arrears, Eid bonus and other benefits.
Witness accounts said at least 10 vehicles trying to cross the demonstrators were damaged and more than a dozen of people wounded.
Police and elite force RAB rushed to the spot. But exercising wisdom the law enforcers refrained from resorting to take any action against overwhelming number of slogan mongering workers. The angry demonstrators also chased the police.
The labour leaders told the law enforcers they will not withdraw the blockade until Anisur Rahman Sinha, chairman of the group, comes and assures them of conceding to their demands.
Defying scorching heat of the high noon, the workers squatted on the highway burning tiers and tubes.
Movement of traffic on the busy highway came to a halt. Hundreds of buses, trucks, cars, ambulance remained stranded causing immense miseries to the commuters. Vehicles were lined up stretching up to Daudkandi on the south and Bhulta in Roopganj on the northeast, witnesses said.
Anisur Rahman Sinha accompanied by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Shamsur Rahman and Police Super Afzal Hossain reached Kanchpur at 1pm. Standing on a truck Sinha, through a hailer, held out assurance to the workers of considering their demands.
On his assurance the demonstrators withdrew the blockade and returned to work.
Earlier on April 10, workers of the Sinha Group of Industries staged a similar demonstration when supporters of the group clashed with them resulting in the death of a local trader. The workers had withdrawn the blockade following assurance by representatives of the management of considering the demands within 15 days.
But no action was taken.
Workers of garments factories an textile mills owned by the Sinha Group took over the highway at Kanchpur at 8-30 am to press home 10-point demand including wage hike, payment of arrears, Eid bonus and other benefits.
Witness accounts said at least 10 vehicles trying to cross the demonstrators were damaged and more than a dozen of people wounded.
Police and elite force RAB rushed to the spot. But exercising wisdom the law enforcers refrained from resorting to take any action against overwhelming number of slogan mongering workers. The angry demonstrators also chased the police.
The labour leaders told the law enforcers they will not withdraw the blockade until Anisur Rahman Sinha, chairman of the group, comes and assures them of conceding to their demands.
Defying scorching heat of the high noon, the workers squatted on the highway burning tiers and tubes.
Movement of traffic on the busy highway came to a halt. Hundreds of buses, trucks, cars, ambulance remained stranded causing immense miseries to the commuters. Vehicles were lined up stretching up to Daudkandi on the south and Bhulta in Roopganj on the northeast, witnesses said.
Anisur Rahman Sinha accompanied by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Shamsur Rahman and Police Super Afzal Hossain reached Kanchpur at 1pm. Standing on a truck Sinha, through a hailer, held out assurance to the workers of considering their demands.
On his assurance the demonstrators withdrew the blockade and returned to work.
Earlier on April 10, workers of the Sinha Group of Industries staged a similar demonstration when supporters of the group clashed with them resulting in the death of a local trader. The workers had withdrawn the blockade following assurance by representatives of the management of considering the demands within 15 days.
But no action was taken.
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