Garment worker injured in Gazipur unrest dies in hospital

Garment worker Toufiq Sheikh, 22, who was injured during unrest in Gazipur, died at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday.

He was a junior layman in the cutting section of Laila Styles Ltd.

Toufiq died at Shin Shin Japan Hospital in Uttara, where he had been undergoing treatment. His body reached his village in Chhaygharia, Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, at around 10pm.

His janaza was scheduled for 9:30am on Wednesday, followed by burial at the village graveyard.

According to his family, Toufiq was recording the unrest on his mobile phone on Monday when he was attacked and beaten.

However, police official Mohammad Belayet Hossain gave a different account, saying outsiders had pressured the factory to shut down, triggering a clash with workers.

Toufiq's brother, Harun Mia, and local teacher Pradip Kumar also spoke about the incident. Officer-in-Charge Mahfuz Alam, Union Parishad chairman Zahurul Haque and Toufiq's uncle Bachchu Mia were among those who provided information about the incident.