RMG worker crushed to death
Garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for half an hour following the death of a fellow worker in a road accident near Targachha in Sadar upazila Wednesday.
They also vandalised at least eight vehicles in protest.
Sujan Mia, 30, a knitting operator of Biswas Garment, was run over by a bus while he was crossing the road, said Abdur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Joydevpur Police Station.
The body was taken to Gazipur Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
As the news spread, about 1,000 workers of the factory barricaded the highway at 8:00am demanding immediate construction of a foot bridge on the spot.
Vehicular movements on the highway remained suspended following the incident, creating huge traffic jam on both sides of the road.
The workers, however, withdrew the barricade at 8:30am after getting an assurance from the local administration.
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