Workers withdraw blockade from Nabinagar-Chandra road
After a third day of blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra highway, the workers of Birds Group have withdrawn the blockade from the road on the request of the law enforcement agencies.
Ashulia police station Inspector (Investigation) Kamal Hossain told The Business Standard that the workers withdrew the blockade from the road around 1pm.
"When we explained to the workers, they accepted our request, they moved off the road and stayed in front of the factory," he added.
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Traffic on the road has gradually started to return to normal as the blockade has been lifted.
However, traffic is still slow due to road development work going on in the Dhaka EPZ area.
On 27 August, Birds Group issued a notice stating that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the global economic downturn had left the factory without work for an extended period.
Despite continuing operations at a financial loss, the management could not secure new work orders, which was beyond their control.
Consequently, on 28 August, the group announced the shutdown of all sections of RNR Fashions Ltd, Birds Garments Ltd, Birds Fedrex Ltd, and Birds A & Z Ltd.
Workers of Birds Group started protesting by blocking the road in front of DOHS and at two points in Baipail at 9:30am Monday (30 September) to demand payment of outstanding dues.
Later, the aggrieved workers retreated from the front of the DOHS, but the workers took a position in the Baipail area and started a protest by blocking the road for three consecutive days.
