Garment workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur demanding wage hike
Gazipur, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh · Nov 12, 2026
Is it still on?
NOIt was a one-day action on Nov 12.
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The Tea in three lines
- Why they are protesting
- Garment workers are protesting to demand an increase in their minimum monthly wage.
- What they want
- The protesters are demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
- What changed
- Nov 12: Police cleared the highway after firing sound grenades, and traffic resumed by 11:30 am.
Both sides
What protesters want
- Increase minimum monthly wage to Tk 30,000
The numbers
Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.
- Crowd
- 2,000
- Inspector Monzur Morshed of Naojor Highway Police stated around 2,000 workers blocked the highway.2
The full story
On November 12, 2026, garment workers from several factories in the Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur, Bangladesh, blocked the Dhaka–Tangail Highway to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. According to police, the blockade began around 9:20 am and halted traffic for approximately two hours. The protest involved workers from multiple factories, including Lavender, Bay Footwear, Purbani, Logic, ATS, and Libas. In response to the unrest, seven factories declared a holiday. Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Amzad Hossain stated that police used sound grenades and chased the protesters to clear the road. By 11:30 am, traffic had returned to normal. Industrial police and the Border Guard Bangladesh were deployed to the area to maintain order. The protest is part of broader ongoing labour unrest in the garment sector regarding wage adjustments.
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