Sylhet, July 25 -- Tea garden workers in Sylhet blocked Sylhet-Tamabil highway and staged demonstrations on Saturday morning, demanding a daily minimum wage of Tk 500 on Saturday morning.

The demonstration, organised by the Tea Workers Trade Union Centre, a large protest rally took place at the Khadim Tea Garden around 9:30 am. During the program, workers observed a two-hour work stoppage and staged a blockade on the Highway.

They also demand for the cancellation of the controversial 5 percent pay-hike gazette, land ownership rights, and elections for the Tea Workers Union (CBA).

Expressing deep resentment, speakers noted that the current wage structure is extremely inhumane given the surging prices of essential commodities. They descr...