At least 22 people, including two TV cameramen, were injured as readymade garment (RMG) workers clashed with police in Board Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar upazila on Monday, reports UNB.
Police sources and workers said a group of RMG workers of Unigears factory had been demonstrating for several days demanding that attendance incentive and tiffin bill be included in their wages.
The workers took to the streets and blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for one and a half hours in the morning as the authorities announced the factory closed from Monday not accepting their demands.
On information, a team of industrial police rushed in and baton-charged, forcing the workers to move off the highway.
Later, the workers threw brick chips targetting police, triggering a clash and a chase and counter-chase.
Later, police fired several rounds of teargas canisters, leaving 20 people injured.
Two cameramen of GTV and Independent TV were also injured in a police action while filming video footage of the incident.