Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Garment workers in Gazipur have again taken to the streets demanding a minimum wage of Tk 30,000.

Workers from several factories skipped work and occupied the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Mouchak in Kaliakair Upazila around 9am on Thursday.

Law enforcers fired stun grenades and chased them off, fearing the situation could escalate out of control.

The blockade halted traffic on the highway for about an hour before it resumed.

Shahidul Islam, chief of Kaliakair Police Station, said the workers have been cleared from the road and vehicles are moving again. "But traffic is at a crawl and the congestion has not fully cleared up."

Witnesses said workers from several Mouchak factories reported for duty on Thursday morning but ...