Garment workers across Gazipur's industrial zones returned to their workplaces peacefully on Thursday morning, following several days of unrest over wage demands and the blacklisting of workers.
Workers reported for duty in Shafipur, Chandra and Palli Bidyut areas of Kaliakair upazila, as well as Bhogra Bypass, Konabari, Kashimpur and Salna in Gazipur metropolitan area.
To maintain law and order, 25 platoons of security personnel remain deployed across the industrial zones, supported by 25 executive magistrates.
The deployment includes 12 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), eight of the Special Reserve Battalion (SRB) and five of Ansar, Arif Hossain, assistant commissioner (Media) at the Gazipur deputy commissioner's office, said.
According to Industrial Police and local sources, workers began arriving at factories in the morning, some using factory-provided transport and others travelling on foot. Workers were seen entering factories in an orderly manner, with no reports of fresh unrest.
Amjad Hossain, superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police, said workers had joined their shifts peacefully.
He said police and other security forces had intensified patrols to prevent any untoward incidents and maintain law and order.
The situation remained calm and stable amid the deployment of joint security forces, he added.
In recent days, protests and clashes broke out in several industrial areas of Gazipur as workers demanded a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000, reinstatement of laid-off workers and an end to the blacklisting of workers who took part in the demonstrations.