Twenty garment factories were shut at Tongibari in Ashulia industrial area on Saturday as workers, demonstrating to press home their various demands, clashed with police leaving at least 50 people injured.
Officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Badrul Alam said the workers of Natural Denim Garment factory staged demonstration to press for their various demands, including implementation of the new wage board for workers in the morning.
As police tried to disperse them, a chase and counter-chase took place between them, triggering the clash.
The garment workers threw brick chips towards police when police charged baton and lobbed teargas shells to disperse them, leaving the 50 people injured.
The injured were admitted to different hospitals in the area.
In another incident, several thousand garment workers of Ashulia Industrial Belt staged demonstration demanding implementation of the new wage board.
Ashulia Industrial police inspector Faruk Hossain said the demonstration began when the workers of Knit Asia garment factory found an indefinite closure notice hung on the main gate of the factory.
Later, several thousand workers from the Ashulia Industrial belt, including Washing and Design Garment in Jamgarah, Jonron Garments and New Asia Garment in Narsinghapur went out of their workplaces and staged demonstration demanding implementation of the new wage board.
Later, they went to the Abdullahpur-Bipile road and tried to block the road. On information, police rushed in and brought the situation under control.
Later, the authorities of 20 garment factories suspended production in their factories following the unrest.
Source: UNBConnect
