Workers of a garment factory at Fatullah in Narayanganj blocked the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link road on Thursday morning demanding payment of their dues.
Around 300-400 workers of Rupashi Garments took to the streets near the Shibu Market area around 10:00 am and put up barricades on the road, halting traffic movement, reports UNB.
Rakibuzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Fatullah Model Police Station, said the agitated workers vandalised some vehicles plying the road when police tried to send them back to their workplace from the road.
A chase and counter chase took place between police and workers when some workers hurled brick bats towards police, he said.
Meanwhile, around 15-20 workers were injured when police charged batons and opened fire and tear shells on the protesting workers to disperse them, alleged the workers.
However, traffic movement on the road returned to normal around 2:00 pm as police brought the situation under control, said the OC.