DHAKA: Vehicular movements on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway became normal nearly after two hours as several hundreds of workers blocked the road in Valika since morning protesting death of one co-worker.

Valuka Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Qamrul Ahsan told banglanews that additional police forces from Mymensingh removed the agitated workers from the road around 10:30am. Vehicular movement resumed then.

Earlier, Valuka Model Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Kader said that a worker of Lavid Garments Factory Limited was killed as a bus, carrying workers of Crown Sweater Factory Limited, ran over him in Square Masterbari area of the upazila around 8:30am.

Angered over the death, fellow workers poured onto the streets, began demonstrations and blocked the highway.

Large number of vehicles fell stranded on the both sides of the highway due to the blockade.

BDST: 1120 HRS, MAY 24, 2015
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