A RMG worker has been killed and another injured as covered van ran over him at Gilarchala under Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
The deceased is Shofiq, 43, son of Mukhtar Hossain of Daubari area and a weaving operator of Paramount Textile. The injured is Hellal Uddin, 36, son of Mahtab Uddin of Bogra and an operator at the utility section of the factory.
Sreepur model police station Sub-Inspector Mujibur Rahman said: “The accident took place around 5:45am Thursday. The injured were take to upazila health complex where the duty doctor declared Shofiq dead.”
Angry co-workers and workers from nearby Vintext Denim factory vandalised some vehicles on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway protesting the accident, leading to traffic congestion in the area for an hour.
Later, police went to the spot and normalised the vehicular movement in the areal.
The SI said: “Hellal has been sent to Sinsin Hospital in capital's Uttara area.”
Factory's Deputy Managing Director (Procurement) AHM Abdur Rahman said: “The production of the factory was declared close soon after the incident.”