Shawdesh Desk:

Garments workers blocked several roads in Mirpur in the capital Dhaka  on Saturday demanding salary arrears, overtime wages and bonus for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

Garments workers of Cotton Textile and Apparels took to the street at 9:00am to press their demand.

As a result, transport movement has been halted from Mirpur-10 to Mirpur-12.

Moreover, drivers were forced to use Mirpur-11 as alternative route.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station said garments workers blocked roads.

The law enforcers were trying to convince them to leave roads, the OC said.